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State growth management, smart growth and urban containment: A review of the US and a study of the heartland

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  • Robin Boyle
  • Rayman Mohamed

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The literature in the US has extensively examined the policies of state and sub-state areas that are well known for their anti-sprawl measures. This has resulted in little knowledge of what is happening elsewhere. This paper provides a case study of one of the lesser-known states, Michigan, which is representative of the vast majority of non-growth management states. The study finds that Michigan has been influenced by trends from the better-known areas. This has led to a host of state, regional and local-level initiatives, sometimes wrapped in the language of economic development, aimed at curbing sprawl. However, there is little evidence that these initiatives are successful. This is primarily due to the absence of state level mandates for planning, a lack of funding and a strong home rule tradition. The findings are probably repeated in many states across the nation: a proliferation of initiatives, which, with only few exceptions, will not represent best practices.

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  • Robin Boyle & Rayman Mohamed, 2007. "State growth management, smart growth and urban containment: A review of the US and a study of the heartland," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(5), pages 677-697.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:50:y:2007:i:5:p:677-697
    DOI: 10.1080/09640560701475337
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    1. Rayman Mohamed, 2008. "Who Would Pay for Rural Open Space Preservation and Inner-city Redevelopment? Identifying Support for Policies that Can Contribute to Regional Land Use Governance," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 45(13), pages 2783-2803, December.
    2. Meng Wang & Aleksandra Krstikj & Huan Liu, 2022. "Planning Compact City in Rapidly Growing Cities—An Estimation of the Effects of New-Type Urbanization Planning in Hangzhou City," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-16, October.
    3. Partridge, Mark D. & Rickman, Dan S., 2012. "Integrating regional economic development analysis and land use economics," MPRA Paper 38291, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Cheng Liu & Qinglan Li & Wei Zhao & Yuqing Wang & Riaz Ali & Dian Huang & Xiaoxiong Lu & Hui Zheng & Xiaolin Wei, 2020. "Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Near-Surface Wind in Shenzhen," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-19, January.
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