Planning literature in the United States focuses heavily on urban centers. However, the 2000 Census considers one-fifth of America’s population to be rural. To adequately plan for this portion of the American population requires an understanding of the strengths and barriers to planning in rural areas. Such an understanding is noticeably absent from current planning literature. Therefore, this thesis seeks to determine what factors influence the adoption of comprehensive plans and zoning ordinances in rural counties in the United States. Through an evaluation of variables pertaining to urban hierarchy, institutional factors and political processes, two independent variables stand out. For both comprehensive planning and zoning, legislation ...
Iowa County Zoning Law, Iowa Code Chapter 358A, with a corresponding application explanation for the...
I. Introduction II. Statutory Structure for Zoning … A. The Planning Commission … B. The Comprehensi...
Rural zoning, a relatively new concept in area development, is claiming the interest of South Dakota...
This publication summarizes the main provisions of current enabling statutes that authorize zoning i...
Rural zoning is in a period of rapid growth and development. New types of regulations and zoning tec...
27 pages; includes photographs and drawings. This archival publication may not reflect current scien...
This study seeks to evaluate the merits of collaborative zoning in rural areas by juxtaposing a case...
A survey of rural and suburban principals in Ohio and West Virginia explored the different approache...
A planning commission; A master plan; Gathering data; Planning objectives; Making the plan; Implemen...
Rural zoning for economic development defines rural zoning, the planning process, suggested citizens...
By incorporating the spatially arrangement of counties relative to each other, this paper uses a lan...
24 pages; includes photographs and drawings. This archival publication may not reflect current scien...
Concern among state legislators about rural development and rural land use is not new. In many state...
Effective rural development planning depends on facts and analysis based, not on rural averages, but...
This analysis is based on a situation which has evolved in Electoral Area "G" within the Regional Di...
Iowa County Zoning Law, Iowa Code Chapter 358A, with a corresponding application explanation for the...
I. Introduction II. Statutory Structure for Zoning … A. The Planning Commission … B. The Comprehensi...
Rural zoning, a relatively new concept in area development, is claiming the interest of South Dakota...
This publication summarizes the main provisions of current enabling statutes that authorize zoning i...
Rural zoning is in a period of rapid growth and development. New types of regulations and zoning tec...
27 pages; includes photographs and drawings. This archival publication may not reflect current scien...
This study seeks to evaluate the merits of collaborative zoning in rural areas by juxtaposing a case...
A survey of rural and suburban principals in Ohio and West Virginia explored the different approache...
A planning commission; A master plan; Gathering data; Planning objectives; Making the plan; Implemen...
Rural zoning for economic development defines rural zoning, the planning process, suggested citizens...
By incorporating the spatially arrangement of counties relative to each other, this paper uses a lan...
24 pages; includes photographs and drawings. This archival publication may not reflect current scien...
Concern among state legislators about rural development and rural land use is not new. In many state...
Effective rural development planning depends on facts and analysis based, not on rural averages, but...
This analysis is based on a situation which has evolved in Electoral Area "G" within the Regional Di...
Iowa County Zoning Law, Iowa Code Chapter 358A, with a corresponding application explanation for the...
I. Introduction II. Statutory Structure for Zoning … A. The Planning Commission … B. The Comprehensi...
Rural zoning, a relatively new concept in area development, is claiming the interest of South Dakota...