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... > social science subjects > law > legal specialisms > education law > concepts, theories, and legal principles > zoning
... > social science subjects > law > legal specialisms > education law > higher education law > concepts, theories, and legal principles > zoning
social science subjects > politics and international relations > government and politics > zoning
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > urban geography > zoning
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > urban geography > zoning
... > contexts > demography > residence characteristics > housing > community-based housing > zoning
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > residence characteristics > housing > community-based housing > zoning
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > residence characteristics > housing > community-based housing > zoning

Preferred term

zoning  

Definition

  • Zoning laws are now on the books in virtually every municipality. Such laws first appeared in the early twentieth century, as local governments sought to control urbanization and the encroachment of factories in residential areas. [Source: The Supreme Court A to Z; Zoning]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-LZJS8H96-C

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