While eminent domain traditionally was used to acquire property for roads, waterways, defense installations, government and public buildings, and the interstate highway system, it has recently been a
Land use in Hawai‘i remains the most regulated of all the fifty states. According to many sources, the process of going from raw land to the completion of a project may well average ten years given th
This book begins with an overview of tax increment financing fundamentals that are generally uniform across the jurisdictions. The following chapters then survey the experience of different states wit
In light of the rapid urbanization of the Asia-Pacific region and the perceived need for both land-use control and compulsory purchase powers, scholars of law, economics, and city planning from the re
Land owners and local governments use formal agreements to maximize mutual interests in and benefits from certain types of land use. Development by Agreement begins with an overview of problems that c
