Land use and society : geography, law, and public policy /

Land use and society : geography, law, and public policy / Rutherford H. Platt.

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The intersection between geography and law is a critical yet often overlooked element of land-use decisions, with a widespread impact on how societies use the land, water, and biodiversity around them. Land Use and Society, Third Edition is a clear and compelling guide to the role of law in shaping...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Platt, Rutherford H. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : Island Press, [2014]
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Land use > Law and legislation > United States.
Land use > United States.
Physical geography > United States.
Land use.
Land use > Law and legislation.
Physical geography.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Geography, Law, and Landscape: Reflections from 30,000 Feet
  • PART I Preliminaries: Land, Geography, and Law
  • 1. Land Use and Society: Fundamentals and Issues
  • 2. Shaping the Human Landscape: The Interaction of Geography and Law
  • PART II From Feudalism to Federalism: The Social Organization of Land Use
  • 3. Historical Roots of American Land Use Institutions
  • 4. Building a Metropolitan Nation: 1900?1940
  • 5. The Polarized Metropolis: 1945?2010
  • PART III Discordant Voices: The Land Use Decision Process
  • 6. Property Rights: The Owner as Planner
  • 7. The Patchwork of Local Governments
  • 8. Zoning, Regionalism, and Smart Growth
  • 9. Land Use and the Courts
  • 10. Congress and the Metropolitan Environment
  • Epilogue
  • Common Acronyms
  • Notes
  • Index.

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