POWER TO BUILD - HOW DEVELOPMENT PERSISTS DESPITE LOCAL CONTROLS

Growth controls and related regulations have been blamed for slowing e conomies and creating housing shortages and praised for preserving the environment. At first glance, these measures appear to challenge the priorities of the growth machines that dominate most urban governance. By analyzing a series of Southern California jurisdictions, the autho rs explain how growth takes place even under tight controls. Growth co ntrols do not significantly limit development but, rather, enable loca l officials to generate higher public benefits from the growth that oc curs. The specific conditions of growth under growth control help reve al how urban growth works in a more environmentalist era.