Planning and Zoning New York City

List of contents

PART I, THE HISTORICAL FRAMEWORK, A 3D CBD: How the 1916 Zoning Law Shaped Manhattan's Central Business Districts, Zoning and the New Horizontal City, The 1961 Zoning Revision and the Template of the Ideal City, Zoning from 1961 to 1991 : Turning Back the Clock But with an Up-to-the-Minute Social Agenda, Zoning for Growth and Change, PART II FUTURE SCENARIOS Planning and Zoning for a Mature City, Planning the Equitable City, Commentary PART III IMPLICATIONS Reflections on Planning and Zoning New York City APPENDIX A Brief Profile of Today's City and Trends for the Future

Summary

This book addresses the fundamental challenge facing every American municipality: Can zoning - the basic tool of municipal land-use control - balance growth and equity? As New York plans for the future, the nation's foremost commentators on urban planning, architecture, land-use law, and design discuss the accomplishments of New York's zoning laws.

Product details

• Authors: Todd Bressi
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781138513099
• ISBN: 978-1-138-51309-9
• No. of pages: 267
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science; New York, New York City, NATURE / Natural Resources, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Politics & government, Urban & municipal planning, Politics and government, Urban and municipal planning and policy