American Exurbanization 

Dr. Nelson pioneered much of the current insights into the drivers of “exurbanization” which he characterizes as the suburbs of the suburbs.  His early work characterized exurbanization and the role of exurban industrialization in facilitating it. His later work evaluates the behavioral motivations underlying exurban settlement, calling into question whether exurbanization is nothing more than the "suburbanization of suburbs". Because of its land-consumptive nature and because it is fueled by the motivation to escape from urban areas, exurbanization could very well pose the greatest planning challenge in the next century. Dr. Nelson's work is pioneering in bringing to the attention of planners and scholars the implications of exurbanization.

 

Arthur C. Nelson and Thomas W. Sanchez. 2005. The Effectiveness of Urban Containment Regimes in Reducing Exurban Sprawl. DISP 160: 42-47 (January). 

Arthur C. Nelson, 1999. The Exurban Battleground. In Contested Landscapes edited by Mark Lapping and Owen Furuseth. London: Avebury. 

Thomas W. Sanchez and Arthur C. Nelson. 1999. "Debunking the Exurban Myth." Housing Policy Debate. 10(3): 689-709. 

Arthur C. Nelson with William J. Drummond and David S. Sawicki.  1998. "Determinants of Exurban Industrialization with Implications for Economic Development Practitioners."  Economic Development Review. 16.

Thomas W. Sanchez and Arthur C. Nelson. 1997. "Exurban and Suburban Households: A Departure from Traditional Location Theory?" Journal of Housing Research, 8(2): 249-276. 

Arthur C. Nelson with William J. Drummond, and David S. Sawicki. 1995. "Exurban Industrialization: Implications for Economic Development Policy." Economic Development Quarterly 9(2): 119-133. 

Arthur C. Nelson with William J. Drummond, and David S. Sawicki. 1994. "Economic Development Policy Implications of Exurban Industrialization," Economic Development Review, 12. 

Arthur C. Nelson. 1995. "The Planning of Exurban America: Lessons from Frank Lloyd Wright's Broadacre City." Journal of Architecture and Planning Research 12(4): 337-356.

Judy S. Davis, Arthur C. Nelson, and Kenneth J. Dueker. 1994.  "The New 'Burbs." Journal of the American Planning Association, 60(1): 45-60. 

Arthur C. Nelson. 1993. "Disamenity Influences of Edge Cities on Exurban Land Values: A Theory with Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications." Urban Studies 30(10): 1683-1690. 

Arthur C. Nelson. 1992. "Characterizing Exurbia." Journal of Planning Literature 6(4): 350-368. 

Arthur C. Nelson with Kenneth J. Dueker. 1990. "The Exurbanization of America." Journal of Planning Education and Research 9(2): 91-100.