Ordering (and Order In) the City
Author | : Nicole Stelle Garnett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:1375336100 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Over the past two decades, the "broken windows" hypothesis by George Kelling and James Q. Wilson has revolutionized thinking about urban policy. This now-familiar theory is that uncorrected manifestations of disorder, even minor ones like broken windows, signal a breakdown in the social order that accelerates neighborhood decline. The response to this theory has been a proliferation of policies focusing on public order. Largely missing from the academic debate about these developments is a discussion of the complex and important role of property regulation in order-maintenance efforts. This Article attempts to fill that property law gap in the public-order puzzle by tackling the complicated relationship between property regulation and order-restoration efforts.