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State and regional initiatives for managing development: Policy issues and practical concerns
| Author: |
Porter, Douglas R., ed. |
| Date: |
1992 |
| Periodical: |
Washington, DC: The Urban Land Institute |
| Abstract: |
The Urban Land Institute organized a policy forum in March 1990 to examine these issues, focusing on whether state and regional approaches to growth management are desirable and, if so, how such responsibilities might be best shared among the various levels of government. Twenty-five experts from around the nation (see accompanying list of participants) were invited to report on state and regional initiatives and to discuss these initiatives' successes and failures. To spark discussion, ULI commissioned four papers-two each on state and regional experiences. Following the forum, Steve Keefe contributed an additional paper, and ULI commissioned Jeffrey F. Squires to complete the Vermont paper. In addition, telephone interviews provided more input from local government officials and developers about the merits and demerits of extralocal development regulations. All forum participants were given the opportunity to review and comment on the completed draft manuscript before final editing. This publication compiles the commissioned papers and adds to them both an introductory chapter that discusses the emergence of state and regional development regulations and the issues they raise and a concluding chapter that summarizes the points made in the forum discussion. The book provides an overview of current experience with state and regional regulation of development and an objective summary of the advantages and disadvantages of such regulations in comparison with local-level growth management. It should be emphasized that the views expressed in the book do not represent a position statement of the Urban Land Institute or of the forum participants, although ULI's Growth Problems Task Force has concluded that some form of regional coordination is necessary for sound growth management in growing urban areas, whether implemented through private, state, regional, or interlocal action. It is hoped that this book provides useful information to public officials, private professionals, and the general public in future deliberations about growth management. |
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