geography, law, and public policy Platt, Rutherford H. creator author. text bibliography dcu 2014 Third Edition. monographic eng

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xi, 305 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm 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. Rutherford H. Platt. Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-294) and index. Land use Law and legislation United States Land use United States Physical geography United States KF5698 .P588 2014 346.7304/5 PLA 9781610914543 (pbk. : alk. paper) DLC 131024 20200316134149.0 eng