Spatial and transport planners, authorities, real estate developers, investors, re-locating residents and businesses have different questions related to space and transport. These questions may concern specific land parcels, or cover a much larger area such as a city, a region, or even a whole...

Das sozioökonomische Wachstum und die raumstrukturellen Veränderungen der letzten ca. 50 Jahre haben Spuren hinterlassen. Dabei zeigt sich ein Spannungsfeld, denn die Bereitstellung von Flächen für urbane Nutzungen geht mit Nutzungskonflikten hinsichtlich der Ressource Boden einher. Im...

Some commentators describe comprehensive land use planning as a potential remedy for suburban sprawl. But in fact, states that require municipal comprehensive plans can be just as automobile-oriented as more permissive states. Why is this the case? Because like zoning codes, municipal...

This report presents the opinions of Michigan’s local government leaders on issues related to land use planning and zoning, including use of master plans and capital improvements plans (CIPs), staff or external contractors associated with planning and zoning, perceived benefits to land use...

In the early 2000s, generations of population decline had left New Orleans with a glut of properties that became abandoned or vacant. The arrival of Hurricane Katrina, and the devastation that accompanied it, magnified exponentially the challenges facing New Orleans, which included post-Kelo...

The public land use planning process is broken. The land use plans of the principal multiple use agencies – the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) – are unnecessarily complex, take too long to complete, monopolize the time and resources of public land management agency...