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Land Use Planning - The Ballot Box Revolution (Paperback)
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Land Use Planning - The Ballot Box Revolution (Paperback)
Series: SAGE Library of Social Research
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Increasingly, people are turning to the ballot box to decide
questions of land use policy in many parts of the United States.
Have the citizens lost faith in the decisions of their elected
officials? Are they turning to the ballot box as a last resort or
do they simply want to participate more in deciding matters that
will impact their lives? In this timely volume, Roger Caves
discusses how direct democracy has evolved in the United States,
the reasons for its use in a land use planning context, and some of
the legal issues surrounding its use. The topic of ballot box
planning has never been treated in such detail as Caves does in
this original examination. Case studies of Barnstable County,
Massachusetts; Portland, Maine; San Diego, California; and Seattle,
Washington illustrate both successful and unsuccessful ballot
measures concerned with land use issues. Political, socio-economic,
and environmental concerns are profiled throughout the case
studies. Professionals and students in public policy, American
politics, urban studies, and planning will enjoy this insightful
volume. "I found Cave's book an especially welcome contribution
because it fills a significant gap in the literature on the
relationship between direct democracy and growth management. It is
the only book that I know of on the subject." --Journal of Planning
Education and Research USED AS A WHOLE, THIS QUOTE IS REDUNDANT/CUT
WHEN USING "Roger Caves' work describes the efforts of citizens to
use direct democracy in growth management efforts. . . . The book
is unique in both its focus on local, substate use of this tool,
and in its analysis of the direct democracy movement as it applies
to the regulatory processes of local government. . . . the book
specifically addresses the issues and techniques used in the direct
democracy movement as applied to growth management and land use.
Organized in a progressive manner from general to specific, the
book's structure enhances its usefulness. . . . highly readable. .
. . It does aid in understanding the processes and tools of direct
democracy and their applications in modern society. Further, the
author puts to rest some of the myths surrounding the concept of
voter activism." --APA Journal
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