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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822611403321

Autore

Booth Philip <1946-, >

Titolo

Controlling development : certainty and discretion in Europe, the USA and Hong Kong / / Philip Booth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Bristol, Pa. : , : UCL Press, , 1996

ISBN

1-135-36282-3

1-135-36283-1

0-203-46145-2

1-280-06724-1

0-203-45148-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Collana

Natural and built environment series  Controlling development

Disciplina

333.7

Soggetti

Land use

Land use - Europe - Planning

Zoning

Land use - Planning - Europe

Land use - Planning - United States

Land use - Planning - China - Hong Kong

Zoning - Europe

Zoning - United States

Zoning - Hong Kong - China

Real Estate, Housing & Land Use

Business & Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-160) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Controlling development; Britain; France; Zoning control in Europe, the USA and Hong Kong; The question of certainty; Flexibility, discretion and accountability; Accountability; Conclusion; Glossary; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

An introduction to development control, a topic of interest to students of planning or urban studies, with a comparative flavour, drawing particularly on the USA, France and Hong Kong.