Land use and society : geography, law, and public policy - Platt, Rutherford H. (2014)
Land use and society : fundamentals and issues -- Shaping the human landscape : the interaction of geography and law -- Historical roots of American land use institutions -- Building a metropolitan nation : 1900-1940 -- The polarized metropolis : 1945-2010 -- Property rights : the owner as planner -- The patchwork of local governments -- Zoning, regionalism, and smart growth -- Land use and the courts -- Congress and the metropolitan environment.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-294) and index.
Keywords: Land use -- Law and legislation -- United States; Land use -- United States; Physical geography -- United States