Author: Frank McChesneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Zoning for Small Towns and Rural Counties
Author: Frank McChesneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Zoning Rules!
Author: William A. FischelPublisher:
ISBN: 9781558442887
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
"Zoning has for a century enabled cities to chart their own course. It is a useful and popular institution, enabling homeowners to protect their main investment and provide safe neighborhoods. As home values have soared in recent years, however, this protection has accelerated to the degree that new housing development has become unreasonably difficult and costly. The widespread Not In My Backyard (NIMBY) syndrome is driven by voters’ excessive concern about their home values and creates barriers to growth that reach beyond individual communities. The barriers contribute to suburban sprawl, entrench income and racial segregation, retard regional immigration to the most productive cities, add to national wealth inequality, and slow the growth of the American economy. Some state, federal, and judicial interventions to control local zoning have done more harm than good. More effective approaches would moderate voters’ demand for local-land use regulation—by, for example, curtailing federal tax subsidies to owner-occupied housing"--Publisher's description.
Strong Towns
Author: Charles L. Marohn, Jr.Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119564816
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.
A Good Life for More People
Author: United States. Department of AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
The Administration's Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Proposal
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Economic Growth and Credit FormationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Custer National Forest (N.F.), Noxious Weed Control Program
Author: Custer National Forest, Noxious Weed Treatment Program
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Custer National Forest (Mont. and S.D.)
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Rural America
Author: ESC
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural extension work
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Author: