{"product_id":"zoned-in-the-usa-the-origins-and-implications-of-american-land-use-regulation-9780801479878","title":"Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sonia A. Hirt\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Public Policy - City Planning \u0026amp; Urban Development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy are American cities, suburbs, and towns so distinct? Compared to European cities, those in the United States are characterized by lower densities and greater distances; neat, geometric layouts; an abundance of green space; a greater level of social segregation reflected in space; and--perhaps most noticeably--a greater share of individual, single-family detached housing. In \u003ci\u003eZoned in the USA\u003c\/i\u003e, Sonia A. Hirt argues that zoning laws are among the important but understudied reasons for the cross-continental differences.Hirt shows that rather than being imported from Europe, U.S. municipal zoning law was in fact an institution that quickly developed its own, distinctly American profile. A distinct spatial culture of individualism--founded on an ideal of separate, single-family residences apart from the dirt and turmoil of industrial and agricultural production--has driven much of municipal regulation, defined land-use, and, ultimately, shaped American life. Hirt explores municipal zoning from a comparative and international perspective, drawing on archival resources and contemporary land-use laws from England, Germany, France, Australia, Russia, Canada, and Japan to challenge assumptions about American cities and the laws that guide them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46487301095575,"sku":"9780801479878","price":3957.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780801479878.jpg?v=1766333881","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/zoned-in-the-usa-the-origins-and-implications-of-american-land-use-regulation-9780801479878","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}