Growth in the Southeast: Trends and Choices

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  • Pollard, Trip
    • Other Affiliation: Senior Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center, Charlottesville, VA
Abstract
  • Population and economic growth in the Southeastern United States over the last decade has generated large-scale land consumption and exacerbated traffic congestion, according to this article. Air pollution has risen, affecting human health and nearby forest ecosystems. Water quality and quantity has declined, and the region is losing a tremendous amount of biodiversity and habitat. The article reviews the fiscal and economic costs of sprawl, as well as its ' impacts on equity within urban areas. Throughout the region, voters are demonstrating their support for smart growth and community livability measures. The article later reviews opportunities for land use and transportation reform in the Southeast, as well as barriers that prevent the adoption of more focused policies.
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  • Article
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  • In Copyright
Journal title
  • Carolina Planning Journal
Journal volume
  • 28
Journal issue
  • 1
Page start
  • 21
Page end
  • 33
Language
  • English
Digital collection
  • Carolina Planning Journal
Date uploaded
  • March 7, 2018

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