Here are some links to recent research and an interesting video lecture:
The National Research Council’s Transportation Research Board calculated the greenhouse gas savings if new housing was more compact and put homes close to jobs and other amenities. A report requested by Congress and published last week, determined that 57 million US homes will be needed by 2030 to accommodate population growth and replacement housing.
“Removing the Roadblocks: How to Make Sustainable Development Happen Now” out last month from the UC Berkeley School of Law and UCLA School of Law.
Yesterday the Victorian Transport Policy Institute released ” Where We Want To Be: Home Location Preferences and their Implications for Smart Growth” by Todd Litman
And finally, thanks to the Ministry for the Environment Urban Leader newsletter I found this very interesting lecture by Bill Hillier on the links between density and crime.
