Development Control" is a comprehensive introductory text for students of planning and related subjects. Drawing widely on the literature - the approach and treatment are very much geared to the needs of students on courses, rather than focusing on practical and "how-to-do-it" issues. It should be of interest to students in schools of planning, the built environment, estate management, land economy and other related subjects.

This book reconciles competing and sometimes contradictory forms of land use, while also promoting sustainable land use options. It highlights land use planning, spatial planning, territorial (or regional) planning, and ecosystem-based or environmental land use planning as tools that strengthen land governance. Further, it demonstrates how to use these types of land-use planning to improve economic opportunities based on sustainable management of land resources, and to develop land use options that strike a balance between conservation and development objectives. Competition for land is increasing as demand for multiple land uses and ecosystem services rises. Food security issues, renewable energy and emerging carbon markets are creating pressures for the conversion of agricultural land to other uses such as reforestation and biofuels. At the same time, there is a growing demand for land in connection with urbanization and recreation, mining, food production, and biodiversity conservation. Managing the increasing competition between these services, and balancing different stakeholders’ interests, requires efficient allocation of land resources.

To view or download the 2021 Supplement to this book, click here. The tenth edition of Planning and Control of Land Development: Cases and Materials will be familiar territory to casebook adopters, whether they have used the casebook for many years or only used the last edition. This newest edition updates references extensively throughout and replaces some principal cases with newer and more relevant recent decisions. We offer our readers a fresh, concise, and thorough new casebook that pulls together the best legal and urban practice doctrine, practice, and theory. The accompanying Teacher's Manual is an additional and important repository of useful information and resources.