Local Politics, Organized Interests, and Land-Use Policy

A Research Note Analyzing the Perceptions of Urban Planners Working in City Government

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6404796
AutoresEric Heberlig (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA), Eric S Heberlig (0000-0001-5109-8771, University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Suzanne Leland (0000-0002-6387-232X, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA), Dustin C Read (0000-0002-8978-3456, Virginia Tech), Dustin Read (Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA)
Ano2014
Volume50
Fascículo6
Páginas890-903
Data de publicação2014-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoUrban Affairs Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1078-0874 • E-ISSN: 1552-8332
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1078087414522411
OpenAlexW2121648907
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas19

This research note examines the influence of organized interests in the land-use policy-making process from the perspective of urban planners employed in city government. Perceptions of these professionals are evaluated using a series of regression models controlling for the mitigating effects of government structure, mayoral partisanship, community characteristics, and the personal attributes of the respondents participating in the research. The results suggest that the aggregate influence of organized interests is more pronounced in cities with mayors when compared with cities with council–manager government structures. Furthermore, there is some evidence that the presence of a partisan mayor can increase the aggregate influence of organized interests, as well as mitigate the amount of influence garnered by specific groups. These findings contribute to the study of urban development by offering new insight into the relationship between local politics, organized interests, and land-use policy

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