02847nam a22003617a 4500 pucpr 20260306142033.0 141217s2012 cauab b 001 0 eng 9781597262507 1597262501 pucpr eng pucpr pucpr rda CARIBET HT384.U5 S67 2005 23 307.7609172/4 205807 Burchell, Robert W. Sprawl costs : economic impacts of unchecked development. / txt Washigton : Island Press, 2005. 197 p. : ill. ; maps ; 23 cm. book rdacontent text txt rdamedia unmediaded n rdacarrier volume nc Includes bibliographical references (pages [186]-187) and index. Sprawl 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 -- 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 decision-makers and others concerned with planning and land use realistic and useful data on the implications of various options and policies. Local 73674 Cities and towns Local 73674 Cities and towns Economic aspects Growth United States Real estate development 157375 United States Suburbs 175654 United States United States 293958 Downs, Anthony. 218337 Sahan Mukherji 302942 lcc 27 HT384.U5 General S67 2005 246490 246490 0 0 lcc 0 0 4 4 33 2016-05-27 Amazon 25.63 530097 0 General HT384.U5 S67 2005 91000000041509 2023-09-01 00:00:00 1 35.63 2016-05-27 27