Due to rapid growth and increased congestion in Massachusetts' Interstate-495 corridor, economic development is moving west of the Boston area to attractive towns, such as Sterling. Because this rapid development and in-migration can render a town unattractive, growth must be managed by town officials to preserve the town's attractiveness and to help reach sustainability. This IQP presents a system dynamics model and ideas regarding the paradox of attraction to aid in policy and decision making in the town.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Chalapatas, Crystal J.

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 05A034I

Keyword

• City planning
• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects
• Sustainability

Advisor

• Radzicki, Michael J.

Year

• 2005

Date created

• 2005-01-01

Location

• Sterling

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright