Re-thinking highest and best use : implementing smart development in support of smart growth : a case study in Santa Fe, NM

This paper answers the questions "where to develop?", "for whom to develop?", and "what to develop?" from a double bottom line perspective of profit making and social benefit, using a 3-acre property in Santa Fe, NM as an example. The first section on where to develop gives a literature review of the costs and benefits of urban growth and generates the types of questions to ask when determining appropriate development location from a smart growth, double bottom line perspective. Using this framework it is determined that four of the top priorities for development in Santa Fe are affordable/moderate income housing, water conservation, greenhouse gas reduction, and compact/infill development. Section two considers who the best target market is for development, using demographic data and GIS maps from the 2000 Census, as well as statistics from local Santa Fe government and think tank sources, and finds that housing for the population between 100-120% of area median income is a significant unmet need.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2006

Author dc:creator

• Balkcom, Jennifer K

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• John Kennedy.

• Urban Studies and Planning.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/37433
• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Identifier URI

http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/37433

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/37433