Summary: Open Space and Urban Sprawl
Salman Khan
59574103
Introduction
Rapid urbanization triggers the introduction of policies designed to preserve open spaces in an area. However the same policies designed for this purpose may actually contribute to expansion of the urban fringe and “leapfrog development”.
The major conflict unveiled by the results is the controversy over preserving open space within private lots or at the urban fringe (accessible to public) problems associated with zoning regulations can actually put this into a downward spiral by creating conflicts around where the space should be preserved. For example, Since proximity to an open space causes an appreciation in value of land, zoning can be used to force developers …show more content…
This theory is supported by the results and split rate tax is identified as a very effective anti-sprawl regulation
Introduction
Urban sprawl is linked to a lot of negative externalities like loss of open space, traffic congestion and pollution. Communities have tried to internalize these through the introduction of zoning laws, gas taxes and improved mass transit access. The method discussed here is the land tax. Land tax is concerned only with the value of the unimproved land; there is no tax on capital built on the land. This is contrasted with the split-rate tax, which taxes land at a higher rate than the improvements made to it.
Capital-land ratio may be reduced by reducing either the number of housing units per unit of land in which case a density effect would take over. Density effect occurs when a property tax forces a city to extend out further past the urban boundary to accommodate all citizens
If capital land ratio is reduced by reducing the amount of housing capital used per household, a dwelling size effect would dominate. In this case the property tax might actually reduce sprawl as more people are to be accommodated within a given
Salman Khan
59574103
Introduction
Rapid urbanization triggers the introduction of policies designed to preserve open spaces in an area. However the same policies designed for this purpose may actually contribute to expansion of the urban fringe and “leapfrog development”.
The major conflict unveiled by the results is the controversy over preserving open space within private lots or at the urban fringe (accessible to public) problems associated with zoning regulations can actually put this into a downward spiral by creating conflicts around where the space should be preserved. For example, Since proximity to an open space causes an appreciation in value of land, zoning can be used to force developers …show more content…
This theory is supported by the results and split rate tax is identified as a very effective anti-sprawl regulation
Introduction
Urban sprawl is linked to a lot of negative externalities like loss of open space, traffic congestion and pollution. Communities have tried to internalize these through the introduction of zoning laws, gas taxes and improved mass transit access. The method discussed here is the land tax. Land tax is concerned only with the value of the unimproved land; there is no tax on capital built on the land. This is contrasted with the split-rate tax, which taxes land at a higher rate than the improvements made to it.
Capital-land ratio may be reduced by reducing either the number of housing units per unit of land in which case a density effect would take over. Density effect occurs when a property tax forces a city to extend out further past the urban boundary to accommodate all citizens
If capital land ratio is reduced by reducing the amount of housing capital used per household, a dwelling size effect would dominate. In this case the property tax might actually reduce sprawl as more people are to be accommodated within a given