Environmental regulations and housing costs / Arthur C. Nelson ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nelson, Arthur C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Housing--Finance--Government policy--United States.

Housing.

Environmental law--United States.

Environmental law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington D.C. : Island Press, c2009.

Summary:

Many communities across the nation still lack affordable housing. And many officials continue to claim that "affordable housing" is an oxymoron. Buildinginexpensively 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.

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter One: The Link Between Environmental Regulation and Housing Costs""; ""Chapter Two: Existing Research: A Review of the Literature""; ""Chapter Three: Excessive Costs and a Comparison of Historical Changes in Environmental Regulations and Approval Processes""; ""Chapter Four: Case Study: Washington, DC, Metropolitan Region""; ""Chapter Five: Key Lessons from the Case Study""; ""Chapter Six: A View from the West: Findings from Denver, Tucson, and Dallas""

""Chapter Seven: The Benefits of Environmental Regulations and a Summary of Key Findings""""Chapter Eight: 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""; ""Notes""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-251) and index.

ISBN:

1-61091-068-0

OCLC:

923187609