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Do Land-Use Controls Cause Sprawl?

Do Land-Use Controls Cause Sprawl? Low-density urbanization, also known as urban sprawl, has accelerated in the United States in recent years, In this article I will test the cumulative influence of locally adopted (municipal) land-use controls on sprawl. Land-use controls that shift the cost of development onto builders and away from the general public are found to reduce sprawl; those that mandate low densities are found cumulatively to increase sprawl, whereas urban containment systems have limited cumulative effects. Further, regions whose local governments rely on ad valorem property taxes to fund services and infrastructure tend to sprawl more than those that rely on a broader tax base. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design SAGE

Do Land-Use Controls Cause Sprawl?

Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design , Volume 26 (4): 17 – Aug 1, 1999

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
© 1999 SAGE Publications
ISSN
0265-8135
eISSN
1472-3417
DOI
10.1068/b260555
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Abstract

Low-density urbanization, also known as urban sprawl, has accelerated in the United States in recent years, In this article I will test the cumulative influence of locally adopted (municipal) land-use controls on sprawl. Land-use controls that shift the cost of development onto builders and away from the general public are found to reduce sprawl; those that mandate low densities are found cumulatively to increase sprawl, whereas urban containment systems have limited cumulative effects. Further, regions whose local governments rely on ad valorem property taxes to fund services and infrastructure tend to sprawl more than those that rely on a broader tax base.

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Environment and Planning B: Planning and DesignSAGE

Published: Aug 1, 1999

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