Ideas to Attract Private-Sector Investment in Suburban Improvement Projects in an Era of Reduced Public Support : Planned Densification

Ideas to Attract Private-Sector Investment in Suburban Improvement Projects in an Era of Reduced Public Support

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U.S. EPA’s Office of Sustainable Communities recently released a compendium of research papers for the National Conversation on the Future of Our Communities. Dr. Cowan’s paper From Sprawlvilles to Sustainable Suburbs: Ideas to Attract Private-Sector Investment in Suburban Improvement Projects in an Era of Reduced Public Support is included.

The compendium includes 20 papers on a range of topics important to the health and success of our communities, including:

• Economic Development	• Public Health	•Suburban Retrofit
• Environmental Concerns	• Rural Communities and Small Towns	• Urban Design/Urban Infrastructure
• Housing	• Schools

From the Smart Growth Network website:

“We hoped with this project to start a conversation on thorny issues the smart growth movement has yet to resolve, issues that have received too little attention, and issues that have escaped us altogether. We believe we have achieved that goal, and we thank the many authors who took the time to draft and submit papers and work with us. We invite you to read them, share them with others, and use them as a springboard to continue the conversation in your community.

Regards,
John W. Frece
Director, Office of Sustainable Communities
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Filed under Publications · Tagged with Errol Cowan, Real Estate Development, Smart Growth Network, Sprawl Repair, Suburban Retrofit, Sustainability, U.S. EPA

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Why Planned Densification?

In our experience, to more reliably accomplish it, we need to plan the overall process (-ation) for building urban density. To explain, we're posting a series called 'Why Planned Densification?'

TWO KEY ISSUES
First, because it is the real estate development process that produces density, we focus on real estate development feasibilities. These feasibilties require that the many component processes of real estate be aligned at the time of capital commitment.

Second, urban betterment programs and objectives add to the component processes (and tasks) of real estate development. Thus, to achieve Smart Growth, New Urbanism, green building, compact communities, we also focus on business process redesign--the 'how to' change from what is to what could be.

For more, follow 'Why Planned Densification?' in the category listing in the left side menu.