Sprawl costs : economic impacts of unchecked development / Robert Burchell ... [et al.].
Sprawl costs : economic impacts of unchecked development / Robert Burchell ... [et al.].
Sprawl costs : economic impacts of unchecked development / Robert Burchell ... [et al.].
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Publisher
Washington : Island Press, c2005.
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N307.76/ 118
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Language
English
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Physical content
197 p. : ill, maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
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, an...
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Publisher
Washington : Island Press, c2005.
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
c2005.
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Summary
"The authors document the extent of sprawl in the United States, define an alternative form of growth, and compare what the total financial costs of those two forms of development would be. The result is solid evidence of the staggering price-tag the American public is paying for sprawl development. The book details how dense development in the fut...
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Sprawl costs : economic impacts of unchecked development / Robert Burchell ... [et al.].
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N307.76/ 118
Record Identifier
74VKqoXBpvLX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKqoXBpvLX
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ISBN
1559635304 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781559635707 (cloth : alk. paper)
1559635703 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781559635301 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
307.760973
MMS ID
991020336569702626
