Title

Competing Interests And The Political Market For Smart Growth Policy

Keywords

interest groups; land use policy; local governance; political institutions; smart growth

Abstract

The broad intent of smart growth is to reduce development in environmentally sensitive areas by limiting the outward expansion of development and redirecting private investment to urban areas. Local decisions that shape and constrain land uses can pit narrow economic interests against broader-based environmental organisations and impact decisions on smart growth. Based on the political market framework, this study specifically examines the influence of pro-growth and smart-growth interest groups on smart growth policies adopted by local governments in the state of Massachusetts, USA. The results suggest both real estate interests and environmental groups influence local policy decisions, and depending on the policy, the characteristics of local political institutions mediate these influences.

Publication Date

9-1-2014

Publication Title

Urban Studies

Volume

51

Issue

12

Number of Pages

2503-2522

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098013512875

Socpus ID

84907158332 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84907158332

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