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This 5 page paper addresses the concept of urban growth
boundaries and the practice is supported. Oregon is highlighted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_Urbgrow.doc
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one pie in the sky big block party where money comes back to the cities and soccer moms say "no thank you" to SUVs and bake sales. It is a
sophisticated vision of a future society. It all is expected to be accomplished through the mechanism of the "urban growth boundary" (1997). The concept of the urban growth boundary was
made popular by Oregon. It was something which was created to rein in urban agglomerations with boundaries that would essentially expand methodically (Ferguson, 1997). While it seems to be an
interesting concept, it of course is not without controversy. Most people are familiar with the concept of black flight/white flight where as people of color began to move into
urban neighborhoods, Caucasians would move to the suburbs. The concept of bringing the white folks back is not only economically thought provoking, but brings up socially challenging issues as well.
One primary issue is economic. Some wonder whether or not urban growth boundaries are being oversold. In other words, are the local governments giving away too much land during
these quests? How do urban growth boundaries impact cities and suburbs financially? These and a host of questions must be asked when assessing whether or not urban growth boundaries are
not only feasible, but financially profitable for a particular region. Dunn (1997) says that urban growth boundaries are sorely needed as working on a new infrastructure is not feasible without
it. He goes on to explain that the boundaries are necessary as cities cannot afford to continue swallowing the decline in the value of homes. As there is westward
expansion, the value of urban property declines as such areas carry the tax burden of new development (1997). Developers and rural land owners argue that city dwellers have no right
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