AREAS OF CRITICAL STATE CONCERN. IN: MODERNIZING STATE PLANNING STATUTES: THE GROWING SMART WORKING PAPERS, VOLUME ONE

Many states have developed programs by which large tracts of public (or both public and private) land are designated as critical to the environmental health of the state and are carefully regulated to avoid overexploitation. Additional tools for the protection of critical areas are found in a variety of federal and state laws that protect, for example, endangered species, coastal zones, wetlands, and forests. This working paper examines the reasons that environmental, land-use, and natural resources laws have failed to protect environmentally critical areas more effectively. A possible structure for a top-down, planning-oriented system to regulate development in areas of critical historical, natural, or environmental resources is presented.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Planning Association

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  Chicago, IL  United States  60603-6107
• Authors:
  • Berry, J F
• Publication Date: 1996-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 105-109
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Elsevier
  • Publisher: Elsevier

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Federal laws; Land use planning; Laws and legislation; Regulatory reform; Smart growth; State government; State laws
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00964986
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: PAS Report No. 462/463
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 2003 12:00AM