America's frozen neighborhoods : the abuse of zoning / Robert C. Ellickson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellickson, Robert C., (author).

Series:

Yale scholarship online.

Yale scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zoning--Economic aspects--United States.

Zoning.

Zoning--United States--Case studies.

Zoning law--United States.

Zoning law.

Zoning--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"In this book, Robert Ellickson asserts that local zoning policies are the most consequential regulatory program in the United States. Many localities have created barriers to the development of less costly forms of housing. Numerous economists have found that current zoning practices inflict major damage on the national economy. Using Silicon Valley, the Greater New Haven, Connecticut, area, and the northwestern portion of Greater Austin, Texas, as case studies, Ellickson shows in unprecedented detail how the zoning system works and recommends steps for its reform. Zoning regulations, Ellickson demonstrates, are hard to dislodge once localities have enacted them. He develops metrics to measure the existence and costs of exclusionary zoning, and suggests reforms that states and the federal government could undertake to counter the detrimental effects of local policies. These include the cartelization of housing markets and the aggravation of racial and class segregation." -- Publisher's description.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Tilte Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

1. Leviathan Goes Local: The Abuse of Zoning

Part I. Zoning in Action

2. Measuring a Zoning Ordinance's Exclusionary Effects

3. Silicon Valley: Slamming the Door on Growth

4. Zoning in Greater New Haven, Land of Large Lots

5. The Booming Municipalities Northwest of Austin

Part II. Frozen Neighborhoods

6. A Zoning Straitjacket Binds Neighborhoods of Detached Houses

7. Zoning Politics at City Hall

8. Private Covenants: Often Valuable, But Inflexible

Part III. Reforming Zoning Practices

9. Benefit-Cost Analysis of Land Use Policies

10. The Important Federal Role in Zoning Reform

11. The Central Role of States in Zoning Reform

12. The Case for Greater Urban Density.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Ellickson, Robert C. America's Frozen Neighborhoods

ISBN:

9780300268560

0300268564

OCLC:

1343946055