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Environmental Regulations and Housing Costs (Paperback, 2nd None Ed.)
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Environmental Regulations and Housing Costs (Paperback, 2nd None Ed.)
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Does environmental protection impose a cost? Many communities
across the United States 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 protection laws, they contend, drive up the
costs of construction. But is this actually true? In a
comprehensive study of the question, the authors of this
eye-opening book separate fact from myth. With admirable clarity,
they describe the policy debate from its beginning, review the
economic theory, trace the evolution of development regulation, and
summarize the major research on the topic. In addition, they offer
their own research, accompanied by a case study of two strikingly
different Washington, D.C., suburbs. They also include results of
focus groups conducted in Dallas, Denver, and Tucson. The authors
find that environmental regulatory costs - as a share of total
costs and processes - are about the same now as they were thirty
years ago, even though there are far more regulations today. They
find, too, that environmental regulations may actually create
benefits that could improve the value of housing. Although they
conclude that regulations do not appear to drive up housing costs
more now than in the past, they do offer recommendations of ways in
which the processes associated with regulations - including review
procedures - could be improved and could result in cost savings.
Intended primarily for professionals who are involved in, or
impacted by, regulations - from public officials, planners, and
engineers to housing developers and community activists - this book
will provide useful insights and data to anyone who wants to know
if (and how) American housing can actually be made 'affordable'.
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