02656nam a22003257a 4500003000600000005001700006008004100023020001800064020001500082040003400097050002300131082002200154100002400176245007100200264003800271300004300309336002600352337002800378338002700406504007000433505040400503520119800907650002802105650007002133650004302203650002702246651001802273700002002291700001902311pucpr20260306142033.0141217s2012 cauab b 001 0 eng  a9781597262507 a1597262501 apucprbengcpucprdpucprerda00aHT384.U5bS67 200500223a307.7609172/4 aBurchell, Robert W.10aSprawl costs : beconomic impacts of unchecked development. /htxt aWashigton :bIsland Press,c2005. a197 p. : bill. ; maps ;c23 cm.fbook 2rdacontentatextbtxt 2rdamediaaunmediadedbn 2rdacarrieravolumebnc a Includes bibliographical references (pages [186]-187) and index. aSprawl and its definition -- Measuring sprawl in the United States -- Land and natural resource consequences of sprawl -- Infrastructure consequences -- Real estate development costs -- Fiscal impact of development -- Travel and congestion -- Quality-of-life consequences -- Sprawl, urban decline, and social policy -- The benefits of sprawl -- Developing policies in response to sprawl -- aThe 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 decision-makers and others concerned with planning and land use realistic and useful data on the implications of various options and policies. 02LocalaCities and towns 02LocalaCities and townsvEconomic aspectsxGrowth zUnited States 0aReal estate developmentzUnited States 0aSuburbszUnited States 0aUnited States aDowns, Anthony. aSahan Mukherji