Measuring the adoption of local sprawl - Reduction planning policies in Florida Academic Article

abstract

• While sprawling growth patterns have become a major issue for planners and environmental managers, little empirical research has been conducted on the adoption of sprawl-reduction policies in local plans. The authors systematically evaluate the comprehensive plans of fortysix local jurisdictions in southern Florida for the presence of five sprawl-reduction planning policies (SRPPs) using planevaluation techniques. Results indicate a clear statistical and spatial pattern of SRPPs across the study area and show that specific socioeconomic and demographic characteristics influence the adoption of SRPPs in comprehensive plans.

authors

• Brody, Samuel
• Highfield, Wesley

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF PLANNING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

author list (cited authors)

• Brody, S. D., Carrasco, V., & Highfield, W. E.

citation count

• 81

complete list of authors

• Brody, SD||Carrasco, V||Highfield, WE

publication date

• March 2006

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Planning Education and Research  Journal

keywords

• Geographic Information Systems
• Plan Quality
• Sprawl

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/0739456X05280546

start page

• 294

end page

• 310

volume

• 25

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739456x05280546