Planning law and economics :

Land-use planning and property rights : a fraught relationship -- Two ways in which laws can influence how land is used -- The legal language : rights in land -- The economic language : making a good use of scarce resources -- An evaluation of property law : rules under public law -- An evaluation of property law rules : under private law -- Application : achieving neighbourhood quality -- Application : regional land-use planning -- Conclusions : the rules we make for using land..

Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-169) and index..