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• <br /> • <br /> CAMIROS <br /> Growth Management - continued from page 1 • It forces community decision-makers to set clear <br /> priorities and understand the consequences of their <br /> decisions. <br /> • Its potential problems—inflated land values, liti- <br /> is currently working on a growth management model gation,and economic exclusion—can be overcome <br /> for use in mature cities. The model focuses on urban through careful analysis, good planning and zon- <br /> evolution and takes into account sunk costs such as ing, and an understanding of the local culture. <br /> existing infrastructure. "Every community manages <br /> • some kind of growth, even if it occurs as redevelop- • It requires effective planning tools, including re- <br /> ment," says Levine. alistic growth projections,meaningful community <br /> goals and development policies,an understanding <br /> Through its work in communities such as Brooklyn of public finance, capital-improvement programs, <br /> Park;Urbandale,IA;Schaumburg,IL;and Aurora,CO, intergovernmental coordination, and analyses of <br /> Camiros has learned some important lessons about impacts on the community's environment, fi- <br /> �_ growth managements nances and cash flow. <br /> • <br />