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From Pro-Growth to Slow-Growth in Suburban New Jersey

Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University

This article examines the process by which municipalities switch strategies in response to growth pressure. Utilizing a case study approach of three New Jersey communities, this article argues that changes in local growth strategies are brought about by advocates who incorporate fiscal arguments with quality-of-life concerns and capitalize on a perceived development threat to achieve a more favorable political environment. By reframing local debate over formerly contentious issues such as open-space preservation and environmental quality, advocates are able to permanently change the local political culture. However, such action can have exclusionary consequences and act as a hindrance to the implementation of a balanced-growth approach to urban development.

Key Words: growth management local advocacy • municipal politics

Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol. 27, No. 3, 306-318 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X07309824


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