Environmental Regulations and Housing Costs

Informationen zum Autor Arthur C. Nelson is Presidential Professor of City and Metropolitan Planning at the University of Utah. John Randolph is a professor at Virginia Tech, where he directs the program in urban affairs and planning. Joseph M. Schilling is a research professor at Virginia Tech. Jonathan Logan is the design coordinator of the Rochester (New York) Regional Community Design Center. James M. McElfish Jr. is director of the Sustainable Use of Land Program at the Environmental Law Institute. Newport Partners, LLC is a consulting company based in Davidsonville, Maryland. Klappentext Many communities across the nation still lack affordable housing. And many officials continue to claim that "affordable housing" is an oxymoron. Buildinginexpensively 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. Zusammenfassung Does environmental protection impose a cost? In a comprehensive study of the question! this book describes the policy debate from its beginning! reviews the economic theory! traces the evolution of development regulation! and summarizes the major research on the topic.

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• Authors: Jonathan Logan, Logan Jonathan, James M McElfish, James M. McElfish, Arthur Nelson, Arthur C Nelson, Arthur C. Nelson, Arthur C. Randolph Nelson, LLC Newport Partners, Newport Partners LLC, John Randolph, Randolph John, Joseph M Schilling, Joseph M. Schilling
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2009
• EAN: 9781597265607
• ISBN: 978-1-59726-560-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; USA, NATURE / Natural Resources, LAW / Housing & Urban Development, Urban & municipal planning, Environmental Management, United States of America, USA, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Housing law