1st Edition

The Suburban Apartment Boom Case Study of a Land Use Problem

By Pierre R. Crosson Copyright 1968
188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

188 Pages
by Routledge

With an increase in urban crises arising from a growing population and rising affluence, and the inadequacy of conventional theories to predict the future states of the environment, Resources for the Future laid out a series of studies on the resource base of the urban environment. Originally published in 1968, this particular study examines the increase of apartment construction in the suburb... Read more

 1. Introduction  2. Some Reasons for the Apartment Boom  3. Apartments in the Suburbs  4. Apartments on the Suburban Fringe  5.Comparisons between Metropolitan Areas  6. Land Use Decisions and Imperfections in the Land Market  7. An Optimal Role for Government in the Urban Land Market  8. The Effects of Non-Optimal Public Policy  9. Summary

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