{"title":"Sonia A. Hirt","description":"Sonia A. Hirt is Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, Virginia Tech. She is the author of Iron Curtains: Gates, Suburbs and Privatization of Space in the Post-socialist City and coeditor most recently of The Urban Wisdom of Jane Jacobs.","products":[{"product_id":"zoned-in-the-usa-the-origins-and-implications-of-american-land-use-regulation-paperback","title":"Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy are American cities, suburbs, and towns so distinct? Compared to European cities, those in the United States are characterized by lower densities and greater distances; neat, geometric layouts; an abundance of green space; a greater level of social segregation reflected in space; and--perhaps most noticeably--a greater share of individual, single-family detached housing. In \u003ci\u003eZoned in the USA\u003c\/i\u003e, Sonia A. Hirt argues that zoning laws are among the important but understudied reasons for the cross-continental differences.Hirt shows that rather than being imported from Europe, U.S. municipal zoning law was in fact an institution that quickly developed its own, distinctly American profile. A distinct spatial culture of individualism--founded on an ideal of separate, single-family residences apart from the dirt and turmoil of industrial and agricultural production--has driven much of municipal regulation, defined land-use, and, ultimately, shaped American life. Hirt explores municipal zoning from a comparative and international perspective, drawing on archival resources and contemporary land-use laws from England, Germany, France, Australia, Russia, Canada, and Japan to challenge assumptions about American cities and the laws that guide them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51187466010847,"sku":"9780801479878","price":61.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Je12YMIx3E9780801479878.webp?v=1786424179"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/sonia-a-hirt.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}