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Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Cities and towns Languages : en Pages : 628
Book Description
Describes urban sprawl and its effects. The report begins with background historical information and then analyzes the impact of sprawl on resources, including land conversion, water and sewer infrastructure, local road infrastructure, local public-service costs, and real estate development costs. Personal costs of sprawl are then described in terms of travel miles, travel costs, and quality of life. The report ends with a discussion of the benefits of sprawl and ways to reduce the negative effects.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Cities and towns Languages : en Pages : 628
Book Description
Describes urban sprawl and its effects. The report begins with background historical information and then analyzes the impact of sprawl on resources, including land conversion, water and sewer infrastructure, local road infrastructure, local public-service costs, and real estate development costs. Personal costs of sprawl are then described in terms of travel miles, travel costs, and quality of life. The report ends with a discussion of the benefits of sprawl and ways to reduce the negative effects.
Author: Robert W. Burchell Publisher: ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 280
Book Description
Provides a working definition of sprawl and its associated costs, then provides historical discussion, dating back to the early 1920s when zoning acts were initially developed, and to the 1950s when the term sprawl entered the planning literature. It also systematically presents the literature on sprawl in chapters that focus on the following major areas of impact: public/private capital and operating costs; transportation and travel costs; land/natural habitat preservation; quality of life; and social issues. Finally, the report presents annotations of studies, organized in chapters that focus on the same five major impact areas as Section II.
Author: Reid Ewing Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1317240030 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 170
Book Description
Across the nation, the debate over metropolitan sprawl and its impact has become pivotal to urban planning. A decade and a half ago, Smart Growth America and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sought to raise the level of the debate by sponsoring groundbreaking research to quantitatively measure sprawl and its quality-of-life impacts. The resulting measures are widely used in urban research and public health. Costs of Sprawl provides a panoramic guide to urban form in America, measures sprawl for metropolitan areas, urbanized areas, and counties, and studies the relationship between sprawl and quality-of-life outcomes. From this preliminary investigation, it looks like the costs of sprawl are varied and substantial, and the alternative of compact development is far superior. An essential read for researchers, planners, urban designers, policy makers, and smart growth advocates in the U.S. and abroad, this book provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of one of the most critical issues in planning today.
Author: Robert Burchell Publisher: Shearwater Books ISBN: Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 216
Book Description
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.
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Author: Transit Cooperative Research Program
Author: Real Estate Research Corporation
Author: Reid Ewing
Author: Real Estate Research Corporation
Author: Robert Burchell
Author: Real Estate Research Corporation
Author: Real Estate Research Corporation