State-Local Collaborative Planning: A Growing Trend in Coastal Zone Management

摘要

As with most long-term research projects, this one spans more than two years. The objectives evolved as information was collected and analyzed. Eventually the dissertation was directed to address five objectives: Determine if there was a common process that states were using to develop and implement land use plans; Define the common procedural components of the process and the extent of variation among states; Develop an analytical framework for assessing strengths and weaknesses in the process; Test the analytical framework by analyzing two components of the process; and Identify criteria for evaluating whether the process achieves its objectives.