Counties and land-use regionalism: Models of growth governance |
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Authors: | Scott A. Bollens Roger W. Caves |
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Affiliation: | 1. University of California , 92717, Irvine, CaliforniaGraduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning;2. San Diego State University , 92182, San Diego, CaliforniaSchool of Public Administration and Urban Studies |
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Abstract: | This article examines the contrasting roles of county government in state and regional growth management programs in the United States, and focuses on the potential utility of citizen-inspired land-use regionalism in stimulating county home-rule and modernization efforts. Two types of county involvement in intergovernmental growth management programs are discussed--a subordinated implementation function in “top-down” state growth programs, and an empowered role in “bottom-up” regionalism wherein county governments are key participants and mediators in the formulation of regional growth policy. A case study of grassroots regionalism in Cape Cod, Massachusetts between 1988-1991 spotlights how growth concerns can provide a compelling need for county government modernization and restructuring of land use control. The article concludes by discussing the benefits and costs of citizen-inspired regionalism, and recommends that states should do more to encourage locally-formulated regional solutions. |
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