Titre :
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Conventional development versus managed growth : The costs of sprawl. (2003)
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Auteurs :
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Robert-W BURCHELL ;
Sahan MUKHERJI ;
School of Urban Planning and Policy Development. Edward J Bloustein School of Pulic Policy. Center for Urban Policy Research. Rutgers University. New Brunswick. NJ. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 93, n° 9, 2003)
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Pagination :
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1534-1540
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Homme
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Analyse économique
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS ZDD0xR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. 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 ($13000 per dwelling unit). Conclusions. Managed growth can save significant amounts of human and natural resources with limited effects on traditional development procedures.
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