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RECORD NUMBER: 3126 OF 4070Main Title | Protecting water resources with higher-density development / | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CORP Author | Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year Published | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Report Number | EPA 231-R-06-001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock Number | PB2006-110695 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 63760782 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subjects | Water quality management--United States ; Cities and towns--United States--Growth ; Drinking water--United States ; Cities and towns--Growth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Water resources ; Water resources management ; Water quality ; Communities ; Growth ; Environmental impact ; Natural resources ; Development ; Time series analysis ; High density ; Low density ; | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Collation | 38 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abstract | Growth and development expand communities' opportunities by bringing in new residents, businesses, and investments. Growth can give a community the resources to revitalize a downtown, refurbish a main street, build new schools, and develop vibrant places to live, work, shop, and play. However, with the benefits come challenges. The environmental impacts of development can make it more difficult for communities to protect their natural resources. Where and how communities accommodate growth has a profound impact on the quality of their streams, rivers, lakes, and beaches. Development that uses land efficiently and protects undisturbed natural lands allows a community to grow and still protect its water resources. To more fully explore this issue, EPA modeled three scenarios of different densities at three scales-one-acre level, lot level, and watershed level-and at three different time series build-out examples to examine the premise that lower-density development is always better for water quality. |
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Notes | Cover title. "January 2006." Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-38). |