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Death of a planning department: Challenges for regionalism in a weak mandate state

Death of a planning department: Challenges for regionalism in a weak mandate state

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Date of publication
December 2013
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ISBN / Resource ID
AGRIS:US201500217489
Pages
39-49

Advocates have long claimed that a regional land use planning approach achieves gains in equity, efficiency, and environmental protect, but few studies have empirically tested these claims. In this case study of a regional planning process in a weak mandate state, we find that the regional plan would have produced better land use outcomes, but its impact was severely limited by political conflicts at the county level, a recession that necessitated cuts to non-mandated services, and a lack of state leadership around regional planning. Ultimately, all these factors contributed to the eventual disbandment of the entire regional planning structure in the area.

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Loh, Carolyn G.
Sami, Neha

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