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Land use and the States

Print Book, English, ©1976
Published for Resources for the Future by the Johns Hopkins University Press, [Baltimore], ©1976
xi, 233 pages ; 24 cm
9780801818226, 9780801818233, 0801818222, 0801818230
2118604
Introduction-rights in conflict. The origins of concern
A role for the states
The quiet revolution
A variety of discontents. The problems we see
Problems to come
Goals for future planning
Introducing the case studies
Vermont
four years of experience. Vermont's "development crisis"
The state government's response
Four years of act
Capability and development plan (1973)
The Vermont land use plan
Innovations in tax policy
California-"saving the coast." "Where's the beach?"
Proposition
The first thriteen months under the coastal law
Economics of the coastal law
The coastal plan
Florida-harnessing the growth explosion. A new kind of growth
... In a fragile and unique environment
The birth of land policy
Critical areas
Developments of regional impact
A question of expectations
Toward a comprehensive land use program
Alternative approaches to state land use controls. What does the state control?
Who decides?
Issues in implementing state land use controls. Political power
Economic issues
Social issues
Toward new policies for the states. Criteria for better land policies
Elements of a state land use policy
A chain of decisions