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How Often Do Cities Mandate Smart Growth Or Green Building?, Michael Lewyn
How Often Do Cities Mandate Smart Growth Or Green Building?, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Much has been written about the role of government regulation in facilitating automobile-oriented sprawl. Zoning codes reduce walkability by artificially segregating housing from commerce, forcing businesses and multifamily landlords to surround their buildings with parking, and artificially reducing density. The “smart growth” movement seeks to reverse these policies, both through regulation and through more libertarian, deregulatory policies. The purpose of this paper is to examine to what extent cities have in fact chosen the former path, and to discuss the possible side effects of prescriptive smart growth and green building regulations. In particular, this paper focuses on attempts to make …
Requiem For Regulation, Garrett Power
Requiem For Regulation, Garrett Power
Garrett Power
This comment reviews U.S. Supreme Court decisions over the past 100 years which have considered the constitutional limitations on governmental powers. It finds that at the three-quarter mark of the 20th century, a remarkable set of Court precedents had swollen the regulatory powers of governments while shrinking private rights to property and contract. But since the Reagan years, a more conservative Court has undertaken to curtail governmental activity in general, and to limit federal, state, and local planning in particular. A number of 5-4 decisions expanded private property rights and contracted the scope of the federal “commerce power.” The comment …
A Cidade E A Copa: Exceções Do Estado E Do Direito Em Favor Da Fifa, Rafael De Oliveira Alves
A Cidade E A Copa: Exceções Do Estado E Do Direito Em Favor Da Fifa, Rafael De Oliveira Alves
Rafael de Oliveira Alves
Resumo Este trabalho pretende apresentar elementos para análise da cidade contemporânea e suas transformações para receber um megaevento esportivo: a Copa do Mundo Fifa 2014. O texto apoia-se na sistematização proposta por Edward Soja (2008). Logo, [1] os processos de reestruturação pós-fordistas, [2] a segregação socioespacial e [3] os mecanismos de encarceramento são categorias importantes para compreender as transformações urbanísticas nas cidades que serão sede de jogos de futebol em 2014 no sentido da constituição de um Estado de exceção. Pretendemos identificar as mudanças do Estado e do Direito para atender os interesses da Fifa e do capital. Assim, elencaremos …
Moderating Citizen "Visioning" In Town Comprehensive Planning: Deliberative Dialog Processes, Michael N. Widener
Moderating Citizen "Visioning" In Town Comprehensive Planning: Deliberative Dialog Processes, Michael N. Widener
Michael N. Widener
This paper describes one method of mediated collective bargaining addressing opposing stakeholder views in a Comprehensive Land Use Plan amendment processes where stakeholders provide inputs on behalf of a diverse stakeholders’ community. The moderation process described here involves the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, currently engaged in developing its 2014 Plan extending the city’s planning vision through 2045.
From Bricks And Mortar To Mega-Bytes And Mega-Pixels: The Changing Landscape Of The Impact Of Technology And Innovation On Urban Development, Patricia E. Salkin
From Bricks And Mortar To Mega-Bytes And Mega-Pixels: The Changing Landscape Of The Impact Of Technology And Innovation On Urban Development, Patricia E. Salkin
Patricia E. Salkin
This article reflects upon the impact that technology and innovation has had on urban development. From NASA's Landstat program, to Google maps and GPS, technology has had a significant impact on urban planning and land use law. The article begins with a discussion of the impact of the elevator and steel technologies on urban architecture and density, and then moves to changes in transportation such as the automobile and the development of public transportation systems. Green buildings, GIS, satellite data, online mapping, personal computers, the Internet and cell phones are all examined.