Main Title |
Land use and society : geography, law, and public policy / |
Author |
Platt, Rutherford H.
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Publisher |
Island Press, |
Year Published |
2004 |
OCLC Number |
53441370 |
ISBN |
155963684X; 9781559636841; 1559636858; 9781559636858 |
Subjects |
Land use--Law and legislation--United States ;
Land use--United States ;
Physical geography--United States ;
Landnutzung ;
Bodenpolitik ;
Bodenrecht ;
USA
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBM |
KF5698.P588 2004 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
04/29/2005 |
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Edition |
Rev. ed. |
Collation |
xix, 455 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
This revised edition includes the 2000 census figures. The chapter on zoning has been extended to cover smart growth & the conclusion has been updated. Introduction: Geography, laws, and landscape: reflections on a cross-country flight -- Part I: Preliminaries: land, geography, law. The meanings and uses of land ; The interaction of geography and law -- Part II: From feudalism to federalism: the social organization of land use. 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. -- Part III: Discordant voices: property ownership, local government, and the courts. Property rights: the owner as planner ; The tapestry of local governments ; Local zoning and growth management ; Land use and the courts -- Part IV: Beyond localism: the search for broader land use policies. Land programs: regional, state, and federal ; Congress and the metropolitan environment -- List of cases. |
Place Published |
Washington, DC : |
PUB Date Free Form |
c2004. |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2003024791 |
Merged OCLC records |
56436825 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20050429100646 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
01525pam 2200313 a 45020 |