What Are New Towns for?

The United States Is Showing Considerable Intellectual and Governmental Interest in New Town or New Community Development. The Article Examines the Reasons That Have Been Advanced to Justify a New Towns Policy in Terms of the National Public Interest Ranging From the Economic to the Social to the Environmental. The Article Concludes That a Major National Effort to Effect Population Redistribution Through New Towns Is Neither Feasible Nor Desirable. However, Under Proper Controls, New Towns Might Be Useful to Develop and Test Certain Approaches Which Are Transferable to Other Modes of Urbanization. /Author/