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作者

Gian-Claudia Sciara

来源

CITIES,Vol.103,Issue1,Article 102661

语言

英文

关键字

Regionalism;Sustainable land use;Zoning;Metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs);Smart growth;SB 375

作者单位

Community and Regional Planning Program, University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture, 310 Inner Campus Dr. B7500, Austin, TX 78712, United States of America;Community and Regional Planning Program, University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture, 310 Inner Campus Dr. B7500, Austin, TX 78712, United States of America

摘要

The mismatch between region-level goal setting and the local-level implementation can hamper regional smart growth efforts. This paper studies this conundrum in California, where state law requires metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to develop regional land use plans for reducing automobile-focused development and transportation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions but gives MPOs no authority over local land use for plan implementation. Unable to compel local development decisions, MPOs instead might use information to nudge cities and counties toward smarter growth. However, we find that California MPOs have uneven access to quality land-use information and that they seldom use it to gauge or nudge local smart growth. Findings support concerns that, absent stronger state or regional powers over land use, California MPOs may not succeed in advancing smart growth under state law SB 375. Structural changes are proposed for bridging the disconnect between regional planning and local land use control.