Land Use Law for Sustainable Development.

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Edited by Nathalie J. Chalifour, Patricia Kameri-Mbote, Lin Heng Lye, and John R. Nolon. 32 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013: Cambridge University Press, November 2006. (212) 924-3900. www.cambridge.org. ISBN 0-521-86216-7. 652 pp. $140.00 Hardback.

This book surveys the global experience to date in implementing land-use policies that move us further along the sustainable development continuum. The international community has long recognized the need to ensure that ongoing and future development is conducted sustainably. While high level commitments towards sustainable development such as those included in the Rio and Johannesburg Declarations are politically important, they are irrelevant if they are not translated into reality on the ground. This book includes chapters that discuss the challenges of implementing sustainable land-use policies in different regions of the world, revealing problems that are common to all jurisdictions and highlighting others that are unique to particular...