| Abstrak / Catatan | Covering both current practices and experimental innovations, this comprehensive reference source describes the most up-todate
organizational and legal considerations affecting land use plans and policies. The book thoroughly investigates the relevant
urban trends and problems as well as intergovernmental relations and the structure of planning agencies. Important new zoning
topics — mobile homes, travel trailer parks, exclusionary zoning growth controls, moratoria, and others — are discussed, with special emphasis on imaginative mixed use zoning that can be used in older neighborhoods and those involved in urban renewal. Detailed information is provided on the status of zoning innovations in the courts. The reader will find explanations of new
legislative reforms in land use regulation — including incentives, planned unit development in|Zoning, growth guidance systems,
state innovations in planning legislation, and model land development codes. The rela- ; tionship of financial planning and capital ' improvement programming to implementation measures is fully clarified. Coverage extends to descriptions of recent
planning implementation proposals by federal government commissions and private professional organizations, and a chronological
sequence of descriptions highlights the most important proposals made to date. Actual excerpts from these proposals are
included, along with criteria for judging their completeness. The problems of special districts and public authorities are discussed, and the book fully explains regulatory devices such as housing and building codes. Other topics covered include subdivision regulations, health and sanitation regulations, and other miscellaneous regulations and tax policies at all levels
of government. This compendium of information will be a valuable reference to profesfesionals,teachers, and students in planning,
planning law, urban studies, public administration, land economics, large scale development, and other fields involved in improving land use plan and policy implementation. |
