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The economic and social benefits of urban renewal far outweigh the national drain accompanying sprawl. Americans everywhere are promoting a new approach to community planning, and the time has come for the planners to catch up with the public.
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www.perc.org/articles/article356.php
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Sprawl is a ubiquitous problem, and Americans—whether they live in urban Atlanta or rural Washtenaw County, Michi-gan— are deciding that current planning and develop-ment practices come with more costs than benefits.
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www.perc.org/pdf/feb99.pdf
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Arizona State University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute presents “Two Cheers for Sprawl: The future of metropolitan Phoenix,” starting at 1 p.m., Jan. 31, Sundial East Hall, Sun City. ... “Phoenix is an interesting example of urban development in the 21st century, a social experiment based on...
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asunews.asu.edu/node/1562
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Thus, urban planners must find a compromise between the advocates and opponents of sprawl that maximizes its public benefits and minimizes its individual costs.
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imspatial.blogspot.com/2007/12/weighing-costs-and-benef...
imspatial.blogspot.com/2007/12/weighing-costs-and-benefits-of-sprawl.html
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BENEFITS OF URBAN SPRAWL ... Though there are many private benefits and some public benefits to sprawl, there is also a range of public and private costs. This section assesses the evidence on the costs of alternative forms of urban development and who bears them.
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www.smartgrowth.org/library/TTRoMA.html
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Little wonder, then, that urban sprawl has been in the national spotlight in the last couple of years. ... Yet, the debate about sprawl intends to tackle the costs and benefits of the way we grow rather than the impact of growth itself.
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www.bos.frb.org/economic/nerr/rr2000/q1/wass00_1.htm
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Conservatives generally favor more government spending for highways in the name of "economic development" and don't generally complain about urban sprawl or the economic decline of central cities.
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www.cato.org/dailys/8-18-98.html
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Today, 80% of us live in urban and suburban areas. As our population continues to grow and sprawl into the surrounding environment, our neighborhood of trees and forests is being lost. This loss is more than sentimental-it ... Insist that policymakers account for the costs and benefits of trees when planning development.
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www.americanforests.org/resources/sprawl/
www.americanforests.org/resources/sprawl/
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Acceleration in the passage of state mandates for local comprehensive planning and other land use measures, often under the banner of “Smart Growth,” has followed in the wake of increasing public concern about urban sprawl. “In 1999 alone, approximately 1000 land-use reform bills have been introduced in...
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www.uwm.edu/People/frankn/Sprawl_Frank.htm
www.uwm.edu/People/frankn/Sprawl_Frank.htm
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