We use efficiency, more or less as the term is used in economics, for maximizing the aggregate of individuals' welfare as that welfare would be construed by the individuals themselves—in economic jargon, "Maximize the sum of individual utilities," or "Maximize net benefits." Another roughly ...
andlimited street connectivity. Atlanta is the classic example of urban sprawl in the US, says Jenny Schuetz, an expert in urban economics and housing policy at Brookings Metro. “It’s grown in population, but it’s grown in land area by much more, because the houses get bigger and bigge...