Regional Plans, Local Fates? How Spatially Restrictive Regional Policies Influence County Policy and Regulations

Leora Waldner
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Leora Waldner: Department of Public Administration, Troy University, Atlanta Site, 1117 Perimeter Center West Site N101, Atlanta GA 30338, USA

Environment and Planning B, 2008, vol. 35, issue 4, 679-700

Abstract: Councils of governments create regional comprehensive plans to shape the future development of their regions. However, actual implementation often depends on local governments that control land use. How, if at all, did two Atlanta Regional Development Plans (RDPs) influence local government policies? Interviews and comparisons of regional and local policies reveal that the RDP planning process clearly and causally influenced voluntary local comprehensive plans, but not subsequent local land-use regulations. However, the RDPs served other functions, such as data provision. Thus, it is useful to incorporate a communicative evaluation approach to examine the broader functions of the planning process, rather than strictly examining the conformance outcomes of the plan policies.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1068/b33061

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