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Sprawl Costs: Economic Impacts Of Unchecked Development - Couverture souple

Burchell, Robert; Downs, Anthony; McCann, Barbara; Mukherji, Sahan

 
9781559635301: Sprawl Costs: Economic Impacts Of Unchecked Development
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1559635304 ISBN 13 : 9781559635301
Editeur : Island Press, 2005

Synopsis

The environmental impacts of sprawling development have been well documented, but few comprehensive studies have examined its economic costs. In 1996, a team of experts undertook a multi-year study designed to provide quantitative measures of the costs and benefits of different forms of growth. Sprawl Costs presents a concise and readable summary of the results of that study. The authors analyze the extent of sprawl, define an alternative, more compact form of growth, project the magnitude and location of future growth, and compare what the total costs of those two forms of growth would be if each was applied throughout the nation. They analyze the likely effects of continued sprawl, consider policy options, and discuss examples of how more compact growth would compare with sprawl in particular regions. Finally, they evaluate whether compact growth is likely to produce the benefits claimed by its advocates. The book represents a comprehensive and objective analysis of the costs and benefits of different approaches to growth, and gives decisionmakers and others concerned with planning and land use realistic and useful data on the implications of various options and policies.

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À propos de l'auteur

Robert Burchell is distinguished professor and co-director of the Center for Urban Policy Research at Rutgers University.

Anthony Downs is senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.
Barbara McCann is a former CNN journalist who has written extensively about transportation and land use policy issues for Smart Growth America and other organizations.
Sahan Mukherji is a research associate at the Center for Urban Policy Research.

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Éditeur
Island Press
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1559635304
ISBN 13 
9781559635301
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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