Zoning Case Studies Samples For Students

Introduction

It is quoted that if you fail to plan what you are in reality doing then you are planning to fail. This is dilemma that majority of community are experiencing. For an effective community it must plan for its future. What ultimately may happen is that the community fails to acclimatize to change and to take advantage of opportunity. Comprehensive planning is much related to the economic prosperity of communities. Therefore it is a tool for planning the future growth. A quality comprehensive plan is used to address the evolution and constant change of a community. However and in some instances ...

Shack ford and Goach Inc. et al v. the Town of Kennebunk et al
Facts of the Case: The plaintiff appeals the York County superior Court’s decision to order Kennebunk Zoning Board a permit to B & B Costal Enterprises to construct a deck on its roof of B and B Restaurant.
Procedural History: The case was first presented to Kennebunk zoning Board of Appeals on 10/06/82 to ascertain if the deck had met the requirements of the ordinance the case was later taken to the superior court in 1983. It ordered the Board to issue a permit to the ...

and Game Theory: An Article Review

Full Bibliographic Reference

Liu, Y., Tang, W., He, J., Liu, Y., Ai, T., & Liu, D. (2015). A land-use spatial optimization model based on genetic optimization and game theory. Computers, Environment, and Urban Systems, 49, 1-14.

Introduction

Objectives and Article Domain
Considering the scarcity of land in the present time, it is important to strategize land usage to achieve the desired economic outcomes using the available land. As such, it is important to compact the land in order to maximize its economic use. In response to this problem, the article aimed to determine the land-use sustainability and compactness ...

Abstract

Several people are conflicting with the opening up of the Big-Mart store in the Van wood heights because of various reasons that include the fact that that the Big-Mart would provide goods and services at very low prices which are believed to hamper the growth of the local economy. Some support the opening up of the store by the Big-Mart because of the proposals that Big-Mart will offer health services to the individuals of Van wood heights thus improving the health standards. The Van Wood Heights created strict zoning rules after several attempts of setting up Big-Mart stores failed ...

In 2012, The New York Times published an investigative report on the violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by the top management of the Wal-Mart’s unit in Mexico. It came out that more than $24 million of bribes were paid to the Mexican government officials to obtain the permits for construction of the new stores.
Wal-Mart de Mexico, which controls more than 20% of Wal-Mart’s stores around the world, is a profitable business for the world’s largest retailer. The Wal-Mart’s former executive revealed in September 2005 that many senior managers were handing out bribes ...