Conventional Development Versus Managed Growth
The Costs of Sprawl
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11025917 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert W Burchell (The authors are with the School of Urban Planning and Policy Development, Edward J. Bloustein School of Public Policy, and the Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.), Sahan Mukherji (The authors are with the School of Urban Planning and Policy Development, Edward J. Bloustein School of Public Policy, and the Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1534-1540 |
| Publication date | 2003-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.93.9.1534 |
| PMID | 12948976 |
| OpenAlex | W2138583734 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 37 |
| References cited | 3 |
Objectives. We examined the effects of sprawl, or conventional development, versus managed (or “smart”) growth on land and infrastructure consumption as well as on real estate development and public service costs in the United States. Methods. Mathematical impact models were used to produce US estimates of differences in resources consumed according to each growth scenario over the period 2000–2025. Results. Sprawl produces a 21% increase in amount of undeveloped land converted to developed land (2.4 million acres) and approximately a 10% increase in local road lane-miles (188 300). Furthermore, sprawl causes about 10% more annual public service (fiscal) deficits ($4.2 billion) and 8% higher housing occupancy costs ($13 000 per dwelling unit). Conclusions. Managed growth can save significant amounts of human and natural resources with limited effects on traditional development procedures
Agricultural economics · Annual growth · Business · Consumption (sociology) · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Land use · Natural resource economics · Occupancy · Real estate · Smart growth · Unit (ring theory) · Urban sprawl · Engineering · Finance · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Urban Transport and Accessibility
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| Citations per year | 1.76 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |