The costs of sprawl--revisited /

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 sp...

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Corporate Authors:	United States. Federal Transit Administration, National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board, Transit Development Corporation, Transit Cooperative Research Program
Other Authors:	Burchell, Robert W.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998.
Series:	Report (Transit Cooperative Research Program) ; 39.
Subjects:	Land use > United States. Local transit > United States. Municipal services > United States > Finance. Urban policy > United States. Cities and towns > United States > Growth. Suburbs > United States. Infrastructure (Economics) > United States > Costs. Utilisation du sol > États-Unis. Transports publics > États-Unis. Politique urbaine > États-Unis. Villes > États-Unis > Croissance. Cities and towns > Growth Infrastructure (Economics) > Costs Land use Local transit Municipal services > Finance Suburbs Urban policy United States Urban sprawl. Costs. Benefits.
Online Access:	http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/153808.aspx http://nationalacademies.org/trb/publications/tcrp/tcrp%5Frpt%5F39-a.pdf Connect to Internet resource Part A Connect to Internet resource Part B Connect to Internet resource Part C Connect to Internet resource Part D Connect to Internet resource Part E Connect to Internet resource Part F

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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	"The seminal 1974 report The costs of sprawl, prepared by the Real Estate Research Corporation, serves as a springboard for this research effort"--Foreword. "Research sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration in cooperation with the Transit Development Corporation." "Transportation Research Board, National Research Council."
Physical Description:	ii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-256) and index.
ISBN:	030906306X 9780309063067
ISSN:	1073-4872 ;