The Cost of Land Use Decisions by Edwin Buitelaar
This important new book tackles the ongoing debate between market and government in planning. By applying transaction cost economics to an evaluation of land use systems, the author provides a fresh angle and a useful contribution to a growing field of study for researchers in urban planning, public administration and land economics. The book explains the relevance of the cost of land use decisions to planning practice and analyses institutions and transaction costs. The author offers evidence from three systematic empirical studies with detailed analyses of the planning of Nijmegen - Holland being known for its plan-led development; Bristol - where the UK planning system is characterised by being development-led and discretionary; and Houston - generally regarded as the city with no planning at all.
"Anyone with a general interest in urban planning can benefit from this text" (Construction Management and Economics, October 2008)
"Readers of the book will benefit from its enlightening cross-national analysis. The Cost of Land Use Decisions succeeds in tracing the roots and current expression of three distinct planning regimes, with the lens of transaction costs bringing their similarities and differences into clearer focus." (Journal of Regional Science, February 2009)
Edwin Buitelaar is an assistant professor in the department of Spatial Planning of the Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Since February 2007 he also works as a researcher at the Netherlands Institute for Spatial Research in The Hague. His research concentrates on land markets and land use planning from an institutional angle.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781405151238 |
| ISBN 10 | 1405151234 |
| Title | The Cost of Land Use Decisions |
| Author | Edwin Buitelaar |
| Series | Real Estate Issues Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-07-16 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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