Effects of Environmental Regulations on Housing Costs
Author : David E. Dowall
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 23,26 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Business & Economics
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Author : David E. Dowall
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 23,26 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Business & Economics
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Author : Arthur C. Nelson
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 36,89 MB
Release : 2012-06-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1610910680
Many communities across the nation still lack affordable housing. And many officials continue to claim that “affordable housing” is an oxymoron. Building inexpensively is impossible, they say, because there are too many regulations. Required environmental impact statements and habitat protection laws, they contend, drive up the costs of construction. But is this actually true? In a comprehensive study of the question, the authors of this eye-opening book separate fact from myth. With admirable clarity, they describe the policy debate from its beginning, review the economic theory, trace the evolution of development regulation, and summarize the major research on the topic. In addition, they offer their own research, accompanied by a case study of two strikingly different Washington, D.C., suburbs. They also include results of focus groups conducted in Dallas, Denver, and Tucson. The authors find that environmental regulatory costs—as a share of total costs and processes—are about the same now as they were thirty years ago, even though there are far more regulations today. They find, too, that environmental regulations may actually create benefits that could improve the value of housing. Although they conclude that regulations do not appear to drive up housing costs more now than in the past, they do offer recommendations of ways in which the processes associated with regulations—including review procedures—could be improved and could result in cost savings. Intended primarily for professionals who are involved in, or impacted by, regulations—from public officials, planners, and engineers to housing developers and community activists—this book will provide useful insights and data to anyone who wants to know if (and how) American housing can actually be made “affordable.”
Author : John F. McEldowney
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,31 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Environmental law
ISBN : 9780857938206
Featuring an original introduction by the editors, this important collection of essays explores the main issues surrounding the regulation of the environment. The expert contributors illustrate that regulating the environment in the UK is conceptually complex, involves a diverse range of institutions, techniques and methodologies and crosses geographical and national boundaries. In the USA it is more formalised, juridical, adversarial and formally dependent upon legal rules. The articles highlight the fact that despite differences in the UK and the USA's regulatory styles, environmental regulation today has much in common with both traditions.
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Page : 678 pages
File Size : 26,55 MB
Release : 1980
Category : City planning
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Author : American Institute of Certified Planners
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 24,1 MB
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1351178466
This thought-provoking book exhorts planners to establish community development programs that achieve greater social and economic equity. Some of the 13 chapters urge planners to incorporate community equity concerns into traditional planning areas such as transportation and economic development. Others challenge planners to get more involved in social areas such as urban education and community policing. Each chapter is authored by one or more professionals with expertise in the subject at hand. A helpful resource for planners who continue to tackle the problems of inequality.
Author : United States. Department of Transportation
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Page : 754 pages
File Size : 44,95 MB
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Author : Kenneth Joseph Arrow
Publisher : A E I Press
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 29,5 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
This primer highlights both the strengths and the limitations of benefit-cost analysis in the development, design, and implementation of regulatory reform.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,36 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Housing subsidies
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Author : Emily Talen
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 23,23 MB
Release : 2012-06-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1610911768
City Rules offers a challenge to students and professionals in urban planning, design, and policy to change the rules of city-building, using regulations to reinvigorate, rather than stifle, our communities. Emily Talen demonstrates that regulations are a primary detriment to the creation of a desirable urban form. While many contemporary codes encourage sprawl and even urban blight, that hasn't always been the case-and it shouldn't be in the future. Talen provides a visually rich history, showing how certain eras used rules to produce beautiful, walkable, and sustainable communities, while others created just the opposite. She makes complex regulations understandable, demystifying city rules like zoning and illustrating how written codes translate into real-world consequences. Most importantly, Talen proposes changes to these rules that will actually enhance communities' freedom to develop unique spaces.
Author : William A. Fischel
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 28,87 MB
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780674036901
Just as investors want the companies they hold equity in to do well, homeowners have a financial interest in the success of their communities. If neighborhood schools are good, if property taxes and crime rates are low, then the value of the homeowner’s principal asset—his home—will rise. Thus, as William Fischel shows, homeowners become watchful citizens of local government, not merely to improve their quality of life, but also to counteract the risk to their largest asset, a risk that cannot be diversified. Meanwhile, their vigilance promotes a municipal governance that provides services more efficiently than do the state or national government. Fischel has coined the portmanteau word “homevoter” to crystallize the connection between homeownership and political involvement. The link neatly explains several vexing puzzles, such as why displacement of local taxation by state funds reduces school quality and why local governments are more likely to be efficient providers of environmental amenities. The Homevoter Hypothesis thereby makes a strong case for decentralization of the fiscal and regulatory functions of government.