Building Social Capital With Comprehensive Planning and Ordinances

January 2008

By: Carissa Slotterback, University of Minnesota

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Built Environment and Health

This briefing paper shares examples of planning initiatives that build social capital. It discusses the relationship between social capital, health, and the built environment and advocates for mixed-use, transit-oriented, and pedestrian oriented development.