Environmental Regulation and Housing AffordabilityAbstractThis article surveys environmental regulations affecting housing development and operation and analyzes the ways in which they have enhanced housing and community design through more rigorous planning techniques. At the same time, environmental regulations may have raised the cost of housing in certain regions of the country through the effects of intergovernmental finance. This article shows that the impact of housing costs can be reduced by streamlining review procedures, limiting the scope of review to matters affecting the physical environment, and considering more carefully the fiscal effects of environmental policies.Environmental Regulation and Housing Affordability (*.pdf, 127 KB)
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