Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation

Why are American cities, suburbs, and towns so distinct? Compared to European cities, those in the United...
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Author: Sonia A. Hirt
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Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation by Hirt, Sonia A.

Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation

€65,56

Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation

€65,56
Author: Sonia A. Hirt
Format: Paperback
Language: English

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.



Author: Sonia A. Hirt
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 12/04/2014
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780801479878
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2015

About the Author

Sonia A. Hirt is Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, Virginia Tech. She is the author of Iron Curtains: Gates, Suburbs and Privatization of Space in the Post-socialist City and coeditor most recently of The Urban Wisdom of Jane Jacobs.


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