Sprawl Costs Economic Impacts of Unchecked Development

Name: Sprawl Costs Economic Impacts of Unchecked Development
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ISBN: 9781559635301

ISBN-10: 1559635304

ISBN-13: 9781559635301

Edition: 3rd 2005

Authors: Robert Burchell, Anthony Downs, Sahan Mukherji, Barbara McCann

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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,…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Island Press
Publication date: 6/29/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English




Introduction



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



States Ranked by Sprawl Index



Counties Ranked by Sprawl Index


Notes


References