Growing Wealthier: Smart Growth, Climate Change and Prosperity

This paper describes the economic benefits of utilizing smart growth policies in this country. The authors relate information regarding the relationships among vehicle miles of travel, climate change and smart growth. They question the assumption that greater vehicle miles of travel equates to wealthier individuals; and note that this is an erroneous assumption. The table of contents lists the following: Executive Summary; Introduction; Smart Growth, Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT), and Climate Change; Does Driving Equate to Wealth?; The 10 Principles of Smart Growth and Their Economic Impacts; Recommendations; Conclusions; Appendix.

• Record URL:
  http://growingwealthier.info/docs/growing_wealthier.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Center for Clean Air Policy

  750 First Street, NE, Suite 940
  Washington, DC  United States  20002
• Authors:
  • Kooshian, Chuck
  • Winkelman, Steve
• Publication Date: 2011-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 98p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Climate change; Economic benefits; Economic impacts; Land use; Smart growth; Vehicle miles of travel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Prosperity
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01329688
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 2011 1:42PM