CENTER FOR COLORADO POLICY STUDIES: Program on Growth and Development Issues

The program on growth issues applies the latest research in land use and environmental economics, along with public finance and basic economic theory, to the growth issues facing Colorado today. We start with the assumption that market-based forces should be relied on wherever possible, but recognize that certain conditions cause markets to break down.  Quality of life is best protected and enhanced when citizens and policymakers recognize where markets will work well and where they will not.

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         ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES:          

        Creative thinking needed to boost city's economy, September  2007

         COSTS AND BENEFITS OF GROWTH:

bullet Paying for schools: Does smart growth matter?, pdf version Sept 2004
bullet Loss of tree infrastructure a result of city water policies, July 2004
bullet Managing growth is not about pointing fingers, January 2004
bullet Myths of Economic Growth, November 18, 2003
bullet Does Growth Pay for Itself through Increased Revenues or Decreased Costs Per Person? Colorado Springs 1980-2000, pdf version, September 2003
bullet Accounting for Growth: Do the Numbers we Have Determine the Questions we Ask?, 2001
bullet Changes are Due so Growth Can Pay for Itself, pdf version, 2002
bullet Past Studies Help us Solve Growth's Woes, pdf version, 2002
bullet Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Growth, Word version, 2002

HOUSING:
bullet Growth and Housing Prices: Six Myths, pdf version
bullet Housing Prices, Growth, and Transportation: A Dynamic Analysis, pdf version

FUTURE GENERATIONS/HUMAN CAPITAL:
bullet Invest in New Generations, pdf version

SUSTAINABILITY AND WATER ISSUES:
bullet Sustainability Indicator Concepts: FAQ's
bullet Sustainability Indicators Forum, 2001
bullet "Natural Capitalism", Growth Theory and the Sustainability Debate  pdf version
bullet Price incentives reduce need for water projects, pdf version
bullet Running on Empty? El Paso County Growth and the Denver Basin(pdf file)

QUALITY OF LIFE:
bullet A Preliminary Look at Indicators for the Pikes Peak Region
bullet Community Indicators for Colorado
bullet Pikes Peak Region Quality of Life Indicators
bullet Community Indicators for Denver pdf version
bullet The Future of Cities, pdf version