A Smart Growth Bibliography:

Regional Impact Studies

Burchell, Robert W. (Principal investigator). Impact Assessment of The New Jersey Interim State Development and Redevelopment Plan, Report II: Research Findings, prepared by Rutgers University Center for Urban Policy Research for the New Jersey Office of State Planning, February 28, 1992.
Summary: The Impact Assessment evaluates the effects of the Interim Plan (IPLAN) on multiple aspects of the economy, environment, and public infrastructure in New Jersey over the period 1990-2010. This evaluation is in relation to the potential impacts of a continuation of present trends (TREND). Although the IPLAN contains no references to specific densities, it aims at a concentration of development in Centers and a redevelopment of Urban centers. In comparison, growth patterns under TREND are characterized by a sprawling development. Report in two volumes: 1. Research strategy (481 pages) and Appendix: Case studies (229 pages); 2. Research findings (321 pages).

Gray, Robert, Joanne Dann, and Lucy Vinis, Resource Management Consultants, Inc. Development in Richmond County - The Revenue/Cost Relationship, December 1988.
Summary: Assessment of the revenue-cost impacts of varying residential densities on Richmond County's budget. The study includes a discussion of environmental concerns related to effects of septic systems on water quality in the Rappahannock River. The intent of the study was to assist the county in making long- and short-term land use and fiscal planning decisions. Study (56 pages).

IBI Group. Greater Toronto Area Urban Structure Concepts Study: Background Report No. 7, Comparison of Urban Structure Concepts. Prepared for The Greater Toronto Coordinating Committee, June 1990.
Summary: The study develops and compares three generic urban structure concepts for the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) over the period 1990-2021. The three concepts are: Spread - a status quo concept, including low density suburban population growth and a concentration of office development downtown; Central - a concept with substantial population growth/intensification within the central, built-up parts of the GTA; Nodal - an intermediate concept in which growth occurs primarily in and around existing communities in compact form. A wide variety of impacts, both quantitative and qualitative, are considered. Report No. 7 from a series of eight background reports (56 pages).

Persky, Joseph, Daniel McGrath and Wim Wievel. Brownfields, Greenfields: A Research Agenda, manuscript.
Summary: The study examines the impacts of location choice for two development projects - an electrical equipment plant and a business service/office building. The three alternative sites are the Central City, the Inner Suburbs, and the Outer Suburbs. Differential impacts considered are: externalities; costs to the public sector; and private benefits. Draft of study (113 pages).

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