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Exploring Sprawl Reports
This series of six related publications examine different aspects of sprawl. They have been prepared by the Vermont Forum on Sprawl, a project of the Orton Family Foundation, a private operating foundation based in Rutland, Vermont, established in 1955 to assist rural communities in promotin their heritage, economic strength, interaction of citizens and respectful use of natural resources.
The reports in the series include:
Number 1 - Vermonters' Attitudes on Sprawl [results of a poll of over 2,300 Vermonters on the subjects of quality of life, Vermont values, community, choice of residence, shopping patterns, and sprawl.
Number 2 - What is Sprawl in Vermont [How Vermonters define sprawl]
Number 3 - The Causes and Costs of Sprawl in Vermont Communities [based on research int eight case-study towns]
Number 4 - The Impacts of Sprawl on State Investment Policies [reveiw of state investments and policies and the ways they may promote or restrain sprawl]
Number 5 - The Costs of Development: Downtown vs. Open Spaces [summary of research into issues that face developers in choosing between downtown and suburban locations]
Number 6 - Economic, Social and Land Use Trends Related to Sprawl
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Exploring Sprawl Reports are also available on the Web