Governance and Transaction Costs in Planning Systems: A Conceptual Framework for Institutional Analysis of Land-Use Planning and Development Control—The Case of Israel

10.1068/b2759 ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 755-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest R Alexander
1994 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Myerson ◽  
Yvonne Rydin

This paper contributes to the growing body of work on planning discourse. In the context of the current ‘greening’ of British land-use planning, it poses the question: “How is the term ‘environment’ articulated within planning discourse?” With the use of material from development plans and development-control decision letters, an analysis is made of the term ‘environment’ which distinguishes ‘mundane’ and ‘sublime’ interpretations. The function of the texts analysed is then related to the dominant meaning given to the term, This raises further questions concerning the current preoccupation with using the land-use planning system to implement environmental policy and identifies the problems of moving between strategic planning and detailed development-control levels, a problem reflected in and compounded by the distinct operation of planning discourse at the two levels.


Urban Studies ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 2219-2235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongwei Dong ◽  
John Gliebe

While there are many empirical studies examining the effectiveness of smart growth policies, few of them study the perspective of developers, the major urban space producers in US cities. This article assesses the impacts of smart growth policies on home developers in the Portland bi-state metropolitan area by developing home developer location choice models. The study shows that home developers in the region are sensitive to most smart growth policies being implemented in the region, but they react to them differently across the border between Oregon and Washington due to their different land use planning systems. The findings suggest that smart growth policies impact single- and multifamily home developers’ location choices differently and that home developers exhibit strong spatial inertia in their location choice.


2012 ◽  
Vol 174-177 ◽  
pp. 2391-2394
Author(s):  
Wei Zhang

Planning permission is required for the carrying out of any development of land. The aim of this report is to understand the concept and procedure of development control law and identify what forms of development require a grant of planning permission, and which do not. It begins with setting out relevant facts of the case. Then it focuses on analyzing the lawfulness of the various activities on the land separately. At the same time, it is necessary to develop the understanding of intensification and the planning unit, since a material change of the use of a building or other land can occur through them. It is also important to explain the purpose of a planning contravention notice, the enforcement powers and procedure of the Local Planning Authority (LPA) to my client. Finally, it will presents what further actions may be taken by the LPA according to the relevant legislation and case law in the end of the report, such as issue an enforcement notice or a stop notice and, in particular, take enforcement action and so on.


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