Growth Management Effectiveness: A Literature Review. (August 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ewing, Reid; Lyons, Torrey; Siddiq, Fariba; Sabouri, Sadegh; Kiani, Fatemeh; Hamidi, Shima; Choi, Dong-ah; Ameli, Hassan
• Is Part Of: Journal of planning literature. Volume 37:Number 3(2022)
• Page Start: 433
• Page End: 451
• Publication Date: 2022-08
• Subjects: growth management tool -- sprawl -- compact development -- smart growth -- inside game -- outside game; City planning -- Bibliography -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Bibliography -- Periodicals; Planning -- Bibliography -- Periodicals; 711.0973
• DOI: 10.1177/08854122221077457
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0885-4122

Abstract

Although growth management programs have many purposes, a critical one is to contain urban and suburban sprawl. Their efficacy in this regard is not well understood. In this paper, we review a comprehensive set of growth management tools, used by urban planners and policymakers to curb sprawl, starting with the history of the tool, then describing how it works in practice, and finally presenting any available empirical evidence on how well it works to curb sprawl and/or achieve other public purposes. While growth management isn't a panacea for controlling sprawl, it is certainly not the failure implied by critics.