Golden and Its Emanations: The Surprising Origins of Smart Growth

Urban Lawyer, Vol. 35, No. 15, 2003

59 Pages Posted: 22 Dec 2008

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John R. Nolon

Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Pace University

Date Written: 2003

Abstract

This article provides the background for the adoption of the Ramapo ordinance, explains its precocious inventions in some detail, and describes other dramatic local inventions emanating from the Ramapo approach to smart growth. It ends with a reflection on the Quiet Revolution, the continuing disquiet that accompanies the spectacular smart growth inventions of local governments in this country, and modest recommendations for reform. Along the way, the reader will encounter the rebirth of performance zoning, local environmental laws that protect critical environmental resources, a local abandoned property reclamation act, the use of mediation to solve border wars between localities, an intermunicipal incentive zoning program based on cooperative annexation, and the emergence of a number of sub-regional land use compacts among local governments.

Suggested Citation

Nolon, John R., Golden and Its Emanations: The Surprising Origins of Smart Growth (2003). Urban Lawyer, Vol. 35, No. 15, 2003, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1319371

John R. Nolon (Contact Author)

Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Pace University ( email )

78 North Broadway
White Plains, NY 10603
United States

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