The Political Culture of Planning: American Land Use Planning in Comparative Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780415088121 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 368 str.

J. B. Cullingworth;Cullingworth

Opis

The Political Culture of Planning is written for two quite distinct readerships. The main body of the book synthesizes a mass of information to provide an overview of a complex and amorphous field. This material is designed to meet the needs of students who require a succinct account of the American system of land use planning. These readers can ignore the notes. For those who are embarking upon a much wider and deeper study of land use planning in the US the notes are crucial: they provide the guideposts to an immensely rich literature. The first four parts of the text present the main issues of land use planning in the US. Initially it assesses the US zoning system. The introductory chapter discusses the meaning of zoning (and its difference from planning), the primacy of local governments, the constitutional framework and the role of the courts. Next, the text provides the historical background to zoning and an outline of the classic Euclid case, and then goes on to discuss the objectives and nature of zoning and the use which local governments have made of its inherently inflexible character.

Recenzje

`This book will surely become the standard work on American city planning for all students of planning, government and politics.' - Peter Hall, University of California at

`This encyclopaedic book is a uniquely useful guide to the variety, flavour and language of US planning practice. Cullingworth's familiar clarity and exceptional transatlantic experience makes this essential reading for all interested in future possibilities for European practice.' - Urlan Wannop, University of Strathclyde

` ... this well-produced, incisive and engagingly written book is likely to emulate the success of Cullingworth's other surveys of national planning policies. Lacking an obvious rival, it is destined to become a standard reference for anyone interested in American planning practices.' - Regional Studies

Spis treści

1. The Institutional Framework 2. Historical Background 3. The Objectives and Nature of Zoning 4. Zoning with a Difference 5. Exlusionary Zoning and Affordable Housing 6. Development Charges 7. Planning by Agreement 8. Aesthetics 9. Historic Preservation 10. Growth Management and Local Government 11. Growth Management and the States 12. The Federal Government and Urban Policy 13. Cross-Cultural Perspectives 14. Local Government Systems 15. Land Use Planning Systems 16. Prospects for Reform

O autorze

J Barry Cullingworth, J. Barry Cullingworth