Land Use Planning - The Ballot Box Revolution

There is a growing trend in Europe and the United States towards local use of the referendum to decide land use matters. Local communities are taking a more active role in planning the building programmes around them. Using examples from the United States this book includes an analysis and overview of direct democracy, the increasing use of ballot box planning to settle land use issues, legal considerations of ballot box planning and the future of this type of urban management.

List of contents

Preface
Direct Democracy and Its Place in Democratic Theory
Ballot Box Planning in the United States
Legal Considerations in Ballot Box Planning
Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Managing Growth at the Regional Level
Portland, Maine
Preserving the Working Waterfront
San Diego, California
Preventing the Los Angelization of San Diego
Seattle, Washington
Capping Downtown Growth
Conclusions

Summary

Providing an analysis of the use of the referendum to decide land use matters in the USA, this study examines the increasing use and future of "ballot box" planning. It includes individual case studies from California, Massachusetts, Maine, New York and Oregon.

Product details

• Authors: Roger W. Caves
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.12.1991
• EAN: 9780803938250
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-3825-0
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 337 g
• Series: Sage Library of Social Research; Sage Library of Social Researc; Sage Library of Social Researc; Sage Library of Social Research
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education