English

The costs of sprawl--revisited

ii, 268 p. : 28 cm · 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 · "The seminal 1974 report The costs of sprawl, prepared by the Real Estate Research Corporation, serves as a springboard for this research effort"--Frwd · "Research sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration in cooperation with the Transit Development Corporation." · "Transportation Research Board, National Research Council." · Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-256) and index · Preface -- Section 1: Introduction (Defining sprawl -- Historical overview) -- Section II: Literature synthesis (Public/private ca

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