Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-418) and index.
How planning in California really works -- The Californias -- The emergence of urban planning and land use regulations in California -- The structure of planning decisionmaking -- The basic tools, part 1: the general plan -- The basic tools, part 2: zoning ordinances and development codes -- The basic tools, part 3: the subdivision map act -- The California environmental quality act -- Exactions -- Traditional growth management -- Doing the big deals: specific plans and development agreements -- The consequences of regulation: land use regulation and property rights -- Economic development -- Redevelopment -- Housing -- The emergency of "smart growth" and infill development in California -- Urban and environmental design -- Infrastructure and infrastructure finance -- Transportation planning and financing -- School facilities planning -- Structure of natural resource protection -- Endangered species: habitat protection -- Other natural resource issues -- Making planning work in California.