Name: Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation
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Author: Hirt, Sonia A.
ISBN: 9780801453052

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Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation

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Physical Book

Author

Sonia A. Hirt

Publisher

Cornell University Press

Language

English

Pages

256

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.6 x 15.7 x 2.3 cm

Weight

0.48 kg.

ISBN13

9780801453052

Synopsis "Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation"

Why are American cities, suburbs, and towns so distinct? Compared to European cities, those in the United States are characterized by lower densities and greater distances; neat, geometric layouts; an abundance of green space; a greater level of social segregation reflected in space; and--perhaps most noticeably--a greater share of individual, single-family detached housing. In Zoned in the USA, Sonia A. Hirt argues that zoning laws are among the important but understudied reasons for the cross-continental differences.Hirt shows that rather than being imported from Europe, U.S. municipal zoning law was in fact an institution that quickly developed its own, distinctly American profile. A distinct spatial culture of individualism--founded on an ideal of separate, single-family residences apart from the dirt and turmoil of industrial and agricultural production--has driven much of municipal regulation, defined land-use, and, ultimately, shaped American life. Hirt explores municipal zoning from a comparative and international perspective, drawing on archival resources and contemporary land-use laws from England, Germany, France, Australia, Russia, Canada, and Japan to challenge assumptions about American cities and the laws that guide them.

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