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The Search For A National Land Use Policy: For The Cities' Sake, Shelby D. Green
The Search For A National Land Use Policy: For The Cities' Sake, Shelby D. Green
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article offers a survey of federal legislation and statements of policy that have shaped and directed land use and related phenomena, including the location of population, economic growth, and the character of urban development, and concludes by advocating the need for more comprehensive federal legislation on land use. Part I provides a historical development of land use policies and laws. Part II describes patterns of urban and suburban growth and their consequences, such as the decline of the viability of cities and the loss of agricultural land. Part III discusses the government's spending on infrastructure and the results of …
The Search For A National Land Use Policy: For The Cities' Sake, Shelby D. Green
The Search For A National Land Use Policy: For The Cities' Sake, Shelby D. Green
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article offers a survey of federal legislation and statements of policy that have shaped and directed land use and related phenomena, including the location of population, economic growth, and the character of urban development, and concludes by advocating the need for more comprehensive federal legislation on land use. Part I provides a historical development of land use policies and laws. Part II describes patterns of urban and suburban growth and their consequences, such as the decline of the viability of cities and the loss of agricultural land. Part III discusses the government's spending on infrastructure and the results of …