"Zoning has for a century enabled cities to chart their own course. It is a useful and popular institution, enabling homeowners to protect their main investment
Nearly all large American cities rely on zoning to regulate land use. According to Donald L. Elliott, however, zoning often discourages the very development tha
Land use controls can affect the quality of the environment, the provision of public services, the distribution of income and wealth, the development of natural
City Rules offers a challenge to students and professionals in urban planning, design, and policy to change the rules of city-building, using regulations to rei