{"product_id":"the-cost-of-land-use-decisions-applying-transaction-cost-economics-to-planning-and-development-paperback-softback-9781405151238","title":"The Cost of Land Use Decisions; Applying Transaction Cost Economics to Planning and Development (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405151238","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cost of Land Use Decisions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eApplying Transaction Cost Economics to Planning and Development\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdwin Buitelaar (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405151238, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 July 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17.3 x 1.1 cm, 0.372 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Anyone with a general interest in urban planning can benefit from this text.\" (\u003ci\u003eConstruction Management and Economics\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2008)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"Readers of the book will benefit from its enlightening cross-national analysis. \u003ci\u003eThe Cost of Land Use Decisions\u003c\/i\u003e succeeds in tracing the roots and current expression of three distinct planning regimes, with the lens of transaction costs bringing their similarities and differences into clearer focus.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Regional Science\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis important new book tackles the ongoing debate between market and government in planning. By applying transaction cost economics to an evaluation of land use systems, the author provides a fresh angle and a useful contribution to a growing field of study for researchers in urban planning, public administration and land economics. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book explains the relevance of the cost of land use decisions to planning practice and analyses institutions and transaction costs. The author offers evidence from three systematic empirical studies with detailed analyses of the planning of Nijmegen - Holland being known for its plan-led development; Bristol - where the UK planning system is characterised by being development-led and discretionary; and Houston - generally regarded as the city with no planning at all.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e . \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Cost of Making Land Use Decisions\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond the ‘market versus the government’ debates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe study of transaction costs in planning and property research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe relevance for planning practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe structure of this book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Institutions and Transaction Costs\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic approaches to institutionalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstitutions and transaction costs in the (early) new institutional economics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernance structures and property rights: building upon and refining Coase’s work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow do transaction costs emerge? Transaction dimensions and economic behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelationship between transaction costs and institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Operationalising Institutions and Transaction Costs\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUser rights regimes as particular governance structures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA transaction-cost analysis of the development process: a methodology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe empirical research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Nijmegen: The Quest for Control in Corporatist Tradition\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDutch planning and property law.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Marialaan project: small but complex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransaction-costs analysis of the Marialaan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Bristol: Planning In Uncertainty\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnglish planning and property law.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWapping Wharf.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransaction-cost analysis of Wapping Wharf.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Houston: Planning in the City That Does Not Plan?\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlanning in the US: social conflict over property rights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHouston: no zoning, but not unregulated.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHouston city planning in practice: Montebello.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransaction-cost analysis of Montebello.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Comparing and Explaining Transaction Costs: Learning from the Cases\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe user rights regimes compared.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransaction costs entangled in structures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Transaction Costs and the Institutional Context\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe quest for control over development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelationship between public and private sector.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttitudes towards transaction costs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegal styles: Flexibility, certainty and accountability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Planning at What Cost? Conclusions and Discussion\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying transaction cost theory to planning and development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransaction costs as dead weight losses or means with a purpose?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppendix A: Interviewees\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppendix B: People Working in Planning\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Finance \u0026amp; accounting [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Finance \u0026amp; accounting\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Finance%20\u0026amp;%20accounting%20%5BKF%5D%22\"\u003eKF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437774762264,"sku":"9781405151238","price":97.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405151238.jpg?v=1784939292","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cost-of-land-use-decisions-applying-transaction-cost-economics-to-planning-and-development-paperback-softback-9781405151238","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}