scholarly journals From “Growth Management” to “Smart Growth”

2002 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 229-235
Author(s):  
Mamoru TANIGUCHI
Keyword(s):  
Growth Management ◽  
Smart Growth

Smart growth characteristics and the spatial pattern of multifamily housing in US metropolitan areas

Urban Studies ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (15) ◽  
pp. 3500-3523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew McMillan ◽  
Sugie Lee
Keyword(s):  
Growth Management ◽  
Smart Growth ◽  
Growth Index ◽  
Physical Characteristics ◽  
Growth Characteristics ◽  
Multifamily Housing ◽  
Development Patterns ◽  
Suburban Areas ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Us Census

This paper examines the relationship between smart growth policies and other social and physical characteristics and the supply of multifamily housing units in 202 core-based metropolitan statistical areas (CBSAs) in the USA. Data for this study were gathered from the GeoLytics Neighborhood Change Database for the 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010 US Census. The smart growth characteristics of each CBSA are determined by a smart growth index and a catalogue of urban containment rankings, while other social and physical characteristics are obtained from the US Census. This allows us to examine potential differences in development patterns between CBSAs with varying levels of sprawl and growth containment policies. Two regression models are used to determine statistically significant relationships between multifamily development patterns and growth management policies, as well as other social and physical characteristics. The results indicate that high levels of sprawl are associated with relatively fewer multifamily units, especially in suburban areas. In addition, several population demographics that may potentially benefit from multifamily units, such as senior citizens, the population in poverty and smaller households, are less likely to live in areas with higher rates of multifamily units. These findings indicate that planners and policymakers should consider the needs of more diverse communities when planning for housing, especially in suburban areas, where housing diversity is constricted.

scholarly journals Modeling and Managing Urban Growth at the Rural-Urban Fringe: A Parcel-Level Model of Residential Land Use Change

2003 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena G. Irwin ◽  
Kathleen P. Bell ◽  
Jacqueline Geoghegan
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Growth Management ◽  
Smart Growth ◽  
The United States ◽  
Urban Fringe ◽  
Parameter Estimates ◽  
Management Scenarios ◽  
Residential Land ◽  
Residential Land Use

As many local and state governments in the United States grapple with increasing growth pressures, the need to understand the economic and institutional factors underlying these pressures has taken on added urgency. From an economic perspective, individual land use decisions play a central role in the manifestation of growth pressures, as changes in land use pattern are the cumulative result of numerous individual decisions regarding the use of lands. In this study, the issue of growth management is addressed by developing a spatially disaggregated, microeconomic model of land conversion decisions suitable for describing residential land use change at the rural-urban fringe. The model employs parcel-level data on land use in Calvert County, Maryland, a rapidly growing rural-urban fringe county. A probabilistic model of residential land use change is estimated using a duration model, and the parameter estimates are employed to simulate possible future growth scenarios under alternative growth management scenarios. Results suggest that “smart growth” objectives are best met when policies aimed at concentrating growth in target areas are implemented in tandem with policies designed to preserve rural or open space lands.

Smart growth and the septic tank: Wastewater treatment and growth management in the Baltimore region

2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 483-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Harrison ◽  
Elizabeth Stanwyck ◽  
Barbara Beckingham ◽  
Olyssa Starry ◽  
Bernadette Hanlon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Growth Management ◽  
Smart Growth ◽  
Septic Tank

scholarly journals Urban Growth Structure and Travel Behavior in Tehran City

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Mahmood Shoorcheh ◽  
Hamidreza Varesi ◽  
Jamal Mohammadi ◽  
Todd Litman
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Growth Management ◽  
Smart Growth ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Growth Structure ◽  
Land Use Development

This paper investigates major characteristics of Tehran’s urban growth structure, how various land use factors such as “density”, “diversity”, “design” and “accessibility” affect travel behavior, population growth and land use development, and future travel demands. Tehran city is currently developing in ways that are likely to increase sprawl and automobile-dependency, which increase problems including traffic and parking congestion, consumer costs, traffic accidents, pollution emissions and inadequate mobility for non-drivers. This analysis indicates that the growth management policies in Tehran’s Comprehensive Plan can significantly reduce vehicle travel and associated problems, resulting in a more sustainable urban development path. This information is useful for evaluating the ability of policies such as Smart Growth, New Urbanism and Accessibility Management to help achieve transport-land use planning objectives.

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