Transport, Urban Form and Economic Growth
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Contributors: European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Series: ECMT Round Tables -- no.137
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9789282101650
Subjects: Rural and Regional Development Urban; Transportation
Description: Containing sprawl is a major preoccupation of many urban planners, who view sprawl as responsible for driving up environmental costs and congestion.  Nevertheless, many economists see benefits to sprawl, allowing households access to larger and cheaper properties. This Round Table examines the costs and benefits of sprawl, shedding light on the linkages between urban form and economic growth, and explored the tradeoffs involved in trying to contain sprawl. Discussions were based on papers prepared by Elizabeth Deakin (UC Berkeley), Matthew Kahn (Tufts University), Gilles Duranton (University of Toronto) and David Banister (University College London).
Table of contents: title: Summary of Discussions; title: Introductory Reports; title: The Insatiable Demand for Land: Urban Change and Land; title: (Re-)Development by Gilles DURANTON (Canada); title: The Environmental Consequences of Sprawl, by Elizabeth DEAKIN (USA); title: The Quality of Life in Sprawled versus Compact Cities, by Matthew KAHN (USA); title: Cities, Urban Form and Sprawl: A European Perspective , by David BANISTER (United Kingdom); title: List of Participants