Challenging The Costs Of Sprawl

Cox and Utt refute arguments that smart growth is cost-effective and challenge what they call "Current Urban Planning Assumptions," i.e., government spending is lower in older municipalities with higher population densities and slower rates of population growth. The authors evaluate census data and conclude that the lowest public expenditures per capita tend to be in newer, faster-growing communities of medium and lower densities.

Thanks to Deborah Myerson