Reinventing Development Regulations.

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Relating Development to the Natural Environment -- Managing Climate Change Locally -- Encouraging Walking by Mixing Land Uses and Housing Types -- Preserving Historic Landmarks -- Creating More Affordable Housing and Promoting Environmental Justice -- Establishing Design Principles and Standards for Public Spaces and Buildings -- Implementing Regulations While Safeguarding Private Property Interests -- Illustration Credits -- Index -- About the Authors -- About the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

In this practical guide, two well-known experts argue that municipal leaders can dramatically improve the quality of life in their communities by adjusting local land use regulations. Development regulations determine the form of our cities, suburbs, and towns, but current regulations have structural deficiencies and biases that must be corrected for communities to meet 21st-century land use challenges. Barnett, one of the pioneers of the modern practice of city design, and Blaesser, a land use and real estate lawyer, lay out strategies to preserve the natural environment, create desirable civic spaces, conserve historic buildings, reduce housing inequality, ease the pressures of urban sprawl, and deal with floods, erosion, and wildfire.

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