Zoned in the USA : the origins and implications of American land-use regulation / / Sonia A. Hirt ; cover design by Lou Robinson

• Autore: Hirt Sonia
• Pubblicazione: Ithaca, New York ; ; London, [England] : , : Cornell University Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 pages)
• Disciplina: 333.77/170973
• Soggetto topico: Land use - United States - Planning - History; City planning - United States - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): RobinsonLou
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Zoned in the USA
• ISBN: 0-8014-5470-0; 0-8014-7987-8; 0-8014-5471-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463678703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II