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The Cost of Community Services

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Students identify the types of services provided to citizens by local government and evaluate tax revenue versus the costs of delivering these services to developments. They evaluate the advantages of spatial relations to delivery of services.

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city planning, taxes, urban development

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city development, city planning, taxes, urban sprawl, math
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Grade
8th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
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Year
2001

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