Government Regulation and Social Control of Neighborhoods
Political Authority, Social Control and Public Policy
ISBN: 978-1-78756-049-9, eISBN: 978-1-78756-048-2
Publication date: 4 July 2019
Abstract
This chapter examines the history and evolution of land use regulation in the United States. The economic effect and influence on neighborhood composition is considered. The work of political theorists Antonio Gramsci and Michel Foucault is utilized to analyze the practice of zoning in the United States. An overview of the Standard Zoning Enabling Act, which sets the foundation for zoning within the United States, is presented. Michel Foucault’s notion of “disciplinary power” and Gramsci’s theory of “environmental hegemony” are highlighted to elucidate how land use regulations have operated to enhance the social and economic status of some populations, while limiting the opportunities of others. The potential for changing land use polices is also discussed.
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Citation
Harris, G. (2019), "Government Regulation and Social Control of Neighborhoods", Rabe-Hemp, C.E. and Lind, N.S. (Ed.) Political Authority, Social Control and Public Policy (Public Policy and Governance, Vol. 31), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 79-93. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2053-769720190000031005
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2019, by Gardenia Harris