Screen LibrarySprawl costs：economic impacts of unchecked development
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Island Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Washington, [D.C.] |
| Publication Dates: | c2005. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 197 p.: ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: |
1559635304 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1559635703 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | F299 |
| CLC: | F299.712 |
| Call Number: | F299.712/S767 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [176]-187) and index. 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 -- Appendix A. States ranked by sprawl index -- Appendix B. Counties ranked by sprawl indes.. |