With suburban sprawl primed for debate as an issue in the 2000 Presidential campaign, we contemplate the future of managed growth in the Old Dominion. Can Virginia learn from growth control measures in the Pacific Northwest? Or is it heading down the same path as Atlanta, a city many point to as an example of uncontrolled growth? Planner Michael Chandler (Virginia Tech) is among the guests slated to answer these questions.

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Also featured: A look at a fight over water in the Tidewater, pitting Native Americans, anthropologists and environmentalists against Newport News city officials. Anthropologist Danielle Moretti-Langholtz (William & Mary) is among those who offer their perspectives.

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