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Hirt Sonia |
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Zoned in the USA : the origins and implications of American land-use regulation / / Sonia A. Hirt ; cover design by Lou Robinson |
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Ithaca, New York ; ; London, [England] : , : Cornell University Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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0-8014-5470-0 |
0-8014-7987-8 |
0-8014-5471-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (258 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Land use - United States - Planning - History |
City planning - United States - History |
City planning |
Land use - Planning |
History |
United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. An American Model Of Land-Use Control -- 1. America's Housing Trademark -- 2. How The System Works -- 3. How Others Do It -- 4. Roots -- 5. American Beginnings In A Comparative Context -- 6. The Formative Years Of American Zoning -- Conclusion. The Promises And Paradoxes Of Residential Zoning -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 layouts; an abundance of green space; a greater level of social segregation reflected in space; and-perhaps most noticeably-a greater share of individual, single-family detached housing. In Zoned in the USA, Sonia A. Hirt argues that zoning laws are among the important but understudied reasons for the cross-continental differences. Hirt shows that rather than being |
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imported from Europe, U.S. municipal zoning law was in fact an institution that quickly developed its own, distinctly American profile. A distinct spatial culture of individualism-founded on an ideal of separate, single-family residences apart from the dirt and turmoil of industrial and agricultural production-has driven much of municipal regulation, defined land-use, and, ultimately, shaped American life. 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. |
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