Contractual communities in the self-organising city

Both "land-use regulation" and "territorial collective services" have traditionally been accomplished in cities through coercive efforts of public administrations. Recently, land-use regulation and collective service provision regimes have emerged within "contractual communities": territory-based organisations (usually, but not exclusively residential) such as homeowners' associations. This book examines the problems and opportunities of contractual communities, avoiding both the alarmism and unwarranted apologies found in much of the literature on contractual com.

Year

2012

Language

English

Series

SpringerBriefs in geography

Publisher

Springer

Editions

3

Pages

88

ISBN

9789400728585

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