Modernizing State Planning Statutes PDF Download

How can we reform the nation's planning statutes to meet the needs of the next century? Find out what the experts suggest in this authoritative report. Modernizing State Planning Statutes pulls together 26 papers prepared for Growing Smart(SM), APA's multiyear project to modernize state planning enabling laws. The papers explore ways to reform state planning statutes and recommend provisions to include in the next generation of model planning laws. Topics include judicial review of land-use decisions, state and regional fair-share housing planning, and interlocal approaches to land-use decision making. Each paper is clearly written and addresses a different topic. Great for planners or legislators who want to understand the failings of the current system. The first volume of a planned three-volume set.