Land Use Regulation: Cases and MaterialsLAND USE REGULATION: Cases and Materials reveals the dynamic context of land use by explaining how land development decicsions are actually made through a blend of law, local government discretion, and politics. The authors draw on their practical experience to focus on the specific role a lawyer plays in land use matters. The authors: emphasize current material and recent cases to give students the flavor of the law describe the variety of entities that influence land use decisions stress third-party rights in land development explore ethical issues that arise in land use decisionmaking The book is organized into four main parts focusing on: land use 'tools' - what lawyers need to know in order to be effective counsel in land development limits on local discretion as determined by the Constitution and judicial review the conflict between managing growth and providing housing how the government uses the use system to accomplish specific policy goals |
Contents
Land Ethics and Players | 3 |
Principles | 20 |
The Players in the Regulatory Process | 26 |
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Planning in the USA: Policies, Issues, and Processes J. B. Cullingworth,Roger W. Caves Limited preview - 2009 |
Planning in the USA: Policies, Issues, and Processes J. B. Cullingworth,Roger W. Caves No preview available - 2003 |