Screen LibraryContractual communities in the self-organising city：freedom, creativity, subsidiarity
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Dordrecht New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerBriefs in geography, |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2859-2 |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xvii, 88 p.): |
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9789400728592 (electronic bk.) 940072859X (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | C912 |
| CLC: | C912.8 |
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Includes bibliographical references. Types of Contractual Community -- Differences and Similarities Between Contractual Communities, and Reasons for Their Success -- Positive Aspects and Limits of Contractual Communities -- The Space of Contractual Communities and the Re-Design of the State's Role -- The Proposal of Ebenezer Howard -- The Proposal of Spencer Heath. 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. |