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Regional Planning And Land Use Localism: Can They Coexist?, Scott A. Bollens
Regional Planning And Land Use Localism: Can They Coexist?, Scott A. Bollens
New England Journal of Public Policy
The potential effectiveness and citizen acceptance of emerging regional and state land use planning programs in New England is examined. To be successful, these programs must find acceptance within a system of historically home-rule, town-based land use governance. This article investigates the interplay between regionalism and parochialism, discusses emerging strategies, and reports on a telephone survey of over three hundred Cape Cod residents that examined local opinion regarding the proposed creation of a regional land use regulatory commission. These citizens were queried about the perceived consequences of greater-than-local land use planning. Although local parochialism was found to be a strongly …
Growth Management In The 1980s: A New Consensus And A Change Of Strategy, Susan M. Sinclair
Growth Management In The 1980s: A New Consensus And A Change Of Strategy, Susan M. Sinclair
New England Journal of Public Policy
After a decade of relative silence on the issue of land use planning, legislatures in several states are reassessing the relative roles of state and local governments in the management of growth and development. When state governments first addressed the land use issue in the late 1960s and the early 1970s, environmental concerns dominated the debate. During this period a number of states established regulatory mechanisms for bringing certain kinds of development under state review. During the late 1970s and early 1980s there was a hiatus in state-level activity on land use issues. Since 1985, however, the issue has reemerged …