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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 prot...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Nelson, Arthur C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington DC : Island Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Housing > Finance > Government policy > United States.
Environmental law > United States.
Logement > Finances > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Environmental law
Housing > Finance > Government policy
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. Housing the Next 100 Million Americans
  • 1. Link Between Environmental Regulation and Housing Costs
  • 2. Existing Research: A Review of the Literature
  • 3. Excessive Costs and a Comparison of Historical Changes in Environmental Regulations and Approval Processes
  • 4. Case Study: Washington, DC, Metropolitan Region
  • 5. Key Lessons from the Case Study
  • 6. View from the West: Findings from Denver, Tucson, and Dallas
  • 7. Benefits of Environmental Regulations and a summary of Key Findings
  • 8. Assessment, Lessons, and Future Directions
  • Appendix A. Literature Review References
  • Appendix B. Chesapeake Bay Program
  • Appendix C. Outline of Environmental Regulations and Review Processes in Fairfax County, Virginia, and Montgomery County, Maryland
  • Appendix D. Special References for Cost Reduction and Best Development Practices.

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