Contractual Communities in the Self-Organising City. Freedom, Creativity, Subsidiarity

Par : Grazia Brunetta, Stefano Moroni

Formats :

    • PrésentationBroché
    • Poids0.173 kg
    • Dimensions15,9 cm × 24,3 cm × 1,5 cm
    • ISBN9789400728585
    • EAN9789400728585
    • Date de parution01/12/2011
    • CollectionSpringerBriefs in Geography
    • ÉditeurSpringer

    Résumé

    pBoth "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. /ppThis book examines the problems and opportunities of contractual communities, avoiding both the alarmism and unwarranted apologies found in much of the literature on contractual communities./ppThe central notion is that cases in which coercive action by a public agency was deemed indispensable have been unjustly overstated, while the potential benefits of voluntary self-organising processes have been seriously understated.
    The authors propose a revised notion of the state role that allows ample leeway for contractual communities of all forms./pp
    pBoth "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. /ppThis book examines the problems and opportunities of contractual communities, avoiding both the alarmism and unwarranted apologies found in much of the literature on contractual communities./ppThe central notion is that cases in which coercive action by a public agency was deemed indispensable have been unjustly overstated, while the potential benefits of voluntary self-organising processes have been seriously understated.
    The authors propose a revised notion of the state role that allows ample leeway for contractual communities of all forms./pp