| Acknowledgments |
page ix |
| Introduction |
xi |
| I. INTERNATIONAL |
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982) |
1 |
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African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (1969) |
5 |
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European Landscape Convention (2000) |
10 |
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European Landscape Convention Explanatory Report (2000) |
15 |
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Agenda 21 – United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (1992) |
24 |
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Rio Declaration on Environment and Development – United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (1992) |
49 |
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Istanbul Declaration on Human Settlements – United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) (1996) |
52 |
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The Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development – World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002) |
55 |
| II. AFRICA |
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| CAPE VERDE |
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Order No. 86/IV/93 (1993) |
59 |
| GHANA |
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Forests Ordinance (Cap. 157) (1927) |
62 |
| SOUTH AFRICA |
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Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act No. 43 (1983) |
67 |
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Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996) |
73 |
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National Environmental Management Act 107 (1998) |
76 |
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National Forests Act (1998) |
82 |
| TANZANIA |
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The Village Land Act (1999) |
89 |
| III. ASIA |
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| MALAYSIA |
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Town and Country Planning Act 1976 (Act 172) (June 2003) |
97 |
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Federal Territory (Planning) Act 1982 (Act 267) |
111 |
| PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA |
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Law of Land Administration of the People’s Republic of China (1999) |
122 |
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Law of the People’s Republic of China on Water and Soil Conservation (1991) |
126 |
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Environmental Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China (1989) |
131 |
| SINGAPORE |
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Planning Act (1998) |
135 |
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Land Acquisition Act (1985) |
140 |
| IV. AUSTRALIA |
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Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Act (1988) |
145 |
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Land (Planning and Environment) Act (1991) |
148 |
| SOUTH AUSTRALIA |
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Development Act of 1993 |
160 |
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Development Regulations of 1993 |
176 |
| V. EUROPE |
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| DENMARK |
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Planning Act (2002) |
183 |
| ENGLAND |
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Town and Country Planning Act of 1990 |
190 |
| ESTONIA |
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Planning Act (2003) |
206 |
| GERMANY |
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Federal Building Code (1997) |
211 |
| LITHUANIA |
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Law on Territorial Planning (1995) |
223 |
| MALTA |
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Special Development Areas Act (1956; and amended 1983) |
228 |
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Administration of Lands Act (2002) |
231 |
| NETHERLANDS |
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Spatial Planning Act (1999) |
233 |
| SCOTLAND |
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Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 |
237 |
| SLOVAKIA |
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Slovakia Act No. 237 (2000) |
254 |
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Land Use Planning and Building Order Act (1976) |
261 |
| VI. LATIN AMERICA |
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| LANDS CONQUERED BY SPAIN |
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The Laws of the Indies, Spanish Decree of 1573 |
267 |
| ARGENTINA |
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Argentine Constitution (1994) |
273 |
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General Environmental Law |
274 |
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City of Buenos Aires City Constitution (1996) |
276 |
| BRAZIL |
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Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil (1988) |
278 |
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Medida Provisória No. 2.220 (2001) |
281 |
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Federal Law No. 10.257, “City Statute” of July 10, 2001 |
283 |
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Brazil Decree No. 3,179 of September 21, 1999 |
289 |
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Law No. 9605 of February 12, 1998 |
292 |
| MEXICO |
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Article 27 National Constitution (1917) |
297 |
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General Law of Social Development (2004) |
302 |
| VII. NORTH AMERICA |
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| UNITED STATES |
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Coastal Zone Management Act (1972; reauthorized and amended 1990) |
307 |
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New York State Land Use Enabling Act [Town Law §§ 261, 262, 263, 272-a; Constitution art. IX §§ 1, 2, 3; Statute of Local Governments art. I § 2, art. II §§ 10, 11, 12; Municipal Home Rule Law art. II §§ 10(1)(a)(11), (12), (14)] |
324 |
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New York State Coastal Erosion Hazard Areas Act (1981) |
332 |
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Babylon, New York, Coastal Erosion Hazard Areas Ordinance (1989) |
340 |
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New Hampshire State Land Use Enabling Act [Master Plan; Grant of Power; Innovative Land Use Controls] (1983–2004) |
347 |
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Dover, New Hampshire, Overriding Districts Ordinance (1979–2004) |
353 |
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Wisconsin’s Smart Growth Act (1999) |
359 |
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River Falls, Wisconsin, Traditional Neighborhood Development Ordinance (2002) |
364 |
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Washington State Growth Management Act (1990) |
369 |
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Thurston County, Washington, Olympia Urban Growth Area Zoning Ordinance (1996) |
378 |
| CANADA |
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Crown Forest Sustainability Act (1994) |
386 |
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Muskwa-Kechika Management Area Act (British Columbia) (1998) |
397 |
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The Manitoba Sustainable Development Act (1994) |
401 |
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Oceans Act (1996) |
407 |
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Ontario’s Sustainable Water and Sewage Systems Act (2002) |
413 |
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Ontario Planning Act (1990) |
417 |
| Index |
431 |
