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Why Smart Growth: A Primer.


PB2007108906

Publication Date 1998
Personal Author Anderson, G.
Page Count 44
Abstract In communities across the nation, there is a growing concern that current development patterns dominated by what some call sprawl are no longer in the long-term interest of our cities, existing suburbs, small towns, rural communities, or wilderness areas. Though supportive of growth, communities are questioning the economic costs of abandoning infrastructure in the city, only to rebuild it further out. They are questioning the social costs of the mismatch between new employment locations in the suburbs and the available work-force in the city. They are questioning the wisdom of abandoning brownfields in older communities, eating up the open space and prime agricultural lands at the suburban fringe, and polluting the air of an entire region by driving farther to get places. Spurring the smart growth movement are demographic shifts, a strong environmental ethic, increased fiscal concerns, and more nuanced views of growth. The result is both a new demand and a new opportunity for smart growth.
Keywords
  • Communities
  • Development patterns
  • Sprawl
  • Economic costs
  • Social costs
  • Cities
  • Suburbs
  • Smart growth movement
Source Agency
  • Environmental Protection Agency General
Corporate Authors International City/County Management Association, Washington, DC.; Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
Document Type Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number 200716
Why Smart Growth: A Primer.
Why Smart Growth: A Primer.
PB2007108906

  • Communities
  • Development patterns
  • Sprawl
  • Economic costs
  • Social costs
  • Cities
  • Suburbs
  • Smart growth movement
  • Environmental Protection Agency General
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