Land Use and Society, Third Edition Geography, Law, and Public Policy /

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Platt, Rutherford H. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Temas:
Environmental Law.
Sociology, Urban.
Human geography.
Urban Sociology.
Human Geography.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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