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RECORD NUMBER: 3 OF 3Main Title | Smart growth and economic success : benefits for real estate developers, investors, businesses and local grovernments. | |||||||||||
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Publisher | United States Environmental Protection Agency, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 2012 | |||||||||||
Report Number | 231R12003 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 828402248 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Cities and towns--United States ; Zoning--United States ; Sustainable development--United States ; Land use planning ; Public transit | |||||||||||
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Collation | ii, 24 pages : illustrations (in color) ; 26 cm | |||||||||||
Notes | Cover title. "This report was prepared by the EPA's Office of Sustainable Communities with the assistance of Renaissance Planning Group under contract number EP-W-11-009/010/11. "December 2012"--Cover. Copy printed from PDF at EPA website. Includes bibliographical references. |
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Contents Notes | Executive summary -- Economic advantages of smart growth strategies -- Economic advantages of compact development -- Higher revenue generation per acre of land -- Infrastructure and service delivery cost savings -- Redevelopment and reuse opportunities -- Economic productivity and job cereation -- Economic advantages of walkability -- Price premium -- Economic revitalization -- Economic advantages of a diverse range of choices -- Meeting market demand -- Responding to changing demographics -- Reducing housing and transportation consts -- Conclusion. This report is the first in a series from EPA’s Smart Growth Program designed to inform developers, businesses, local government, and other groups about the benefits of smart growth development. Additional reports will build on this work, exploring how real estate developers and investors can overcome real and perceived barriers to benefit from infill opportunities, how decisions about where to locate will impact the bottom lines of businesses, and why smart growth strategies are good fiscal policy for local governments. |