The New Politics of Planning: How States and Local Governments Are Coming to Common Ground on Reshaping America's Built Environment

by Robert E. Lang and Arthur C. Nelson

Book Overview

Chronicling land-use controls from the past generation, this analysis describes recent changes in state perspective toward managing community growth. Case studies of six states, representing diverse political cultures and locations, are analyzed in regard to how they have dealt with issues such as public facilities, transportation, open space, affordable housing, and economic development. Showing how other states are handling newsworthy matters such...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874201284
• ISBN13: 9780874201284
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Urban Land Institute
• Length: 59 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.9" x 8.8"