The Zoning of America: Euclid v. Ambler

Author:   Michael Allan Wolf
Publisher:   University Press of Kansas
ISBN:  

9780700616213


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   30 August 2008
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Michael Allan Wolf
Publisher:   University Press of Kansas
Imprint:   University Press of Kansas
Dimensions:   Width: 14.40cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 20.80cm
Weight:   0.280kg
ISBN:  

9780700616213


ISBN 10:   0700616217
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   30 August 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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After 80 years, Euclid v. Ambler is still the case that defines American land use jurisprudence. Wolf tells a great story, brilliantly showing the intersection of law, politics, and culture. --Lance Liebman, William S. Beinecke Professor of Law, Columbia University Wonderful and compelling, Wolf's book tells the story of Euclid v. Ambler in detail for the first time. --Daniel R. Mandelker, author of Planning and Control of Land Development A comprehensive, engaging and thoughtful account of this landmark case. --Alan C. Weinstein, author of Litigation and First Amendment Zoning Issues: Regulation of Signs, Adult Entertainment, and Religious Uses .. . an important book for those working in the legal history of property, urban planning, and land use. --American Historical Review Wolf spices his narrative with human interest, tying the stories of opposing lawyers directly into the legal arguments and the unfolding case. But the main drama centers on the implications of the case for the society at large. --Planning Magazine Wolf's book is rich in details, and as enjoyable to read as it is informative. . . . This book should be of interest to scholars in several fields, including local government, law, public policy, and urban history. --Choice


... an important book for those working in the legal history of property, urban planning, and land use.--American Historical ReviewWolf spices his narrative with human interest, tying the stories of opposing lawyers directly into the legal arguments and the unfolding case. But the main drama centers on the implications of the case for the society at large.--Planning Magazine Wolf's book is rich in details, and as enjoyable to read as it is informative. . . . This book should be of interest to scholars in several fields, including local government, law, public policy, and urban history.--Choice After 80 years, Euclid v. Ambler is still the case that defines American land use jurisprudence. Wolf tells a great story, brilliantly showing the intersection of law, politics, and culture.--Lance Liebman, William S. Beinecke Professor of Law, Columbia UniversityWonderful and compelling, Wolf's book tells the story of Euclid v. Ambler in detail for the first time.--Daniel R. Mandelker, author of Planning and Control of Land Development A comprehensive, engaging and thoughtful account of this landmark case.--Alan C. Weinstein, author of Litigation and First Amendment Zoning Issues: Regulation of Signs, Adult Entertainment, and Religious Uses


After 80 years, Euclid v. Ambler is still the case that defines American land use jurisprudence. Wolf tells a great story, brilliantly showing the intersection of law, politics, and culture. --<b>Lance Liebman</b>, William S. Beinecke Professor of Law, Columbia University Wonderful and compelling, Wolf's book tells the story of Euclid v. Ambler in detail for the first time. --<b>Daniel R. Mandelker</b>, author of <i>Planning and Control of Land Development</i> A comprehensive, engaging and thoughtful account of this landmark case. --<b>Alan C. Weinstein</b>, author of <i>Litigation and First Amendment Zoning Issues: Regulation of Signs, Adult Entertainment, and Religious Uses</i>


After 80 years, Euclid v. Ambler is still the case that defines American land use jurisprudence. Wolf tells a great story, brilliantly showing the intersection of law, politics, and culture. -- Lance Liebman


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Michael Allan Wolf is Richard E. Nelson Chair in Local Government Law and professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. He is general editor of Powell on Real Property, editor of Strategies for Environmental Success in an Uncertain Judicial Climate, and coauthor of the fourth edition of Land-Use Planning: A Casebook on the Use, Misuse and Re-use of Urban Land.

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