Sprawl and Politics: The Inside Story of Smart Growth in Maryland, is the latest offering by John W. Frece, Associate Director of the National Center for Smart Growth.  The book details the politics and back-room maneuvering that led to the creation in 1997 of Maryland's well known Smart Growth and Neighborhood Conservation initiative and its implementation in succeeding years.

Sprawl and Politics was published in July by the State University of New York Press and includes a foreword by National Center for Smart Growth Executive Director, Gerrit-Jan Knaap.