Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (719 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801479878 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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approach to land-use regulation represents a historically conditioned and highly consequential set of policy decisions that constitute a fundamental break with processes of urbanization globally and throughout history."Jonathan Levine, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan, author of Zoned Out: Regulation, Markets, and Choices in Transportation and Metropolitan Land Use. A professorof planning at Virginia Tech,Hirt positions herself as the Alexis de Toqueville of planning, equally baffled and fascinated by
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. In Zoned in the USA, Sonia A. 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.. 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
myth-busting This book destroys a variety of myths about American land use and zoning.One common myth is that home ownership is "the American Dream"- more common in the U.S. than elsewhere. Not so! Hirt shows that 65 percent of American housing is owner-occupied- less than the European Union average (70 percent), Canada or Australia. Moreover, many American homes are effectively owned by banks through mortgages; myth-busting Michael Lewyn This book destroys a variety of myths about American land use and zoning.One common myth is that home ownership is "the American Dream"- more common in the U.S. than elsewhere. Not so! Hirt shows that 65 percent of American housing is owner-occupied- less than the European Union average (70 percent), Canada or Australia. Moreover, many American homes are effectively owned by banks through mortgages; 45 percent of U.S. houses have a mortgage, while the European Union average is 27 percent. The major difference between the U.S. and other democracies is that Americans generally live in either detached houses or apartments, while in some other c. 5 percent of U.S. houses have a mortgage, while the European Union average is 27 percent. The major difference between the U.S. and other democracies is that Americans generally live in either detached houses or apartments, while in some other c. As a relatively new planner, I found the book Galaxy _Heel As a relatively new planner, I found the book to be informative. It's well written, and not too difficult of a read.. "Four Stars" according to Tommy Engram. Good historical overview.
Sonia A. Hirt is Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, Virginia Tech. She is the author of Iron Curtains: Gates, Suburbs and Privatization of Space in the Post-socialist City and coeditor most recently of The Urban Wisdom of Jane Jacobs