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

Author:: Platt, Rutherford H.
Published:: Washington : Island Press, [2004]
Copyright Date:: ©2004
Edition:: Rev. ed.
Physical Description:: xix, 455 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

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Contents:

The meanings and uses of land -- The interaction of geography and law -- Historic roots of modern land use institutions -- City growth and reform in the nineteenth century -- Building a metropolitan nation: 1900-1945 -- The polarized metropolis: 1945-2000 -- Property rights: the owner as planner -- The tapestry of local governments -- Local zoning and growth management -- Land use and the courts -- Land programs: Regional, state, federal -- Congress and the metropolitan environment.

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ISBN:

155963684X (cloth : alk. paper)
1559636858 (paper : alk. paper)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of Acquisition:

University Park copy: Purchased for Student 1,000 hours awards - Stacy Burdette; 2005.

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