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" Land use and society : "
Rutherford H. Platt.
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BL
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957574
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b711944
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| Main Entry
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Platt, Rutherford H.
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Land use and society : : geography, law, and public policy /\ Rutherford H. Platt.
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Rev. ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, DC :: Island Press,, ©2004.
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xix, 455 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 27 cm
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155963684X
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: 1559636858
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: 9781559636841
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: 9781559636858
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: Geography, laws, and landscape: reflections on a cross-country flight -- Part I: Preliminaries: land, geography, law. The meanings and uses of land ; The interaction of geography and law -- Part II: From feudalism to federalism: the social organization of land use. Historic roots of modern land use institutions ; City growth and reform in the nineteenth century ; Building a metropolitan nation: 1900-1945 ; The polarized metropolis: 1945-2000. -- Part III: Discordant voices: property ownership, local government, and the courts. Property rights: the owner as planner ; The tapestry of local governments ; Local zoning and growth management ; Land use and the courts -- Part IV: Beyond localism: the search for broader land use policies. Land programs: regional, state, and federal ; Congress and the metropolitan environment -- List of cases.
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| Abstract
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This revised edition includes the 2000 census figures. The chapter on zoning has been extended to cover smart growth & the conclusion has been updated.
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Land use-- Law and legislation-- United States.
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Land use-- United States.
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Physical geography-- United States.
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Bodenpolitik
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Bodenrecht
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Land use-- Law and legislation.
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Land use.
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Landnutzung
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Physical geography.
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United States.
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USA
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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346.7304/5
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| LC Classification
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KF5698.P588 2004
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PN 991rvk
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RPL 540fstub
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RPL 700fstub
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