Economic Development and Environmental Control: Balancing Business and Community in an Age of NIMBYS and LULUS

Unlike many who separate environmental from other social issues in their analyses of the locally unwanted land use (LULU) problem, O'Looney argues that the issues are really connected and must be addressed jointly. He frames the question this way: What is the appropriate distribution of land development rights and responsibilities overall?, then offers an answer based on Madison's conception of property and Jefferson's ideas about small-scale democracy. In doing so O'Looney examines the ideological roots of the NIMBY-LULU problem and the various zoning, land-use, and antidiscrimination policies that have been created to solve it. A thoughtful study for corporate and public executives, who need new ways to reconcile economic development with other social needs, and an innovative, challenging analysis for the public policy experts and political scientists who advise them.

JOHN O'LOONEY is human services research associate at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia, where he provides consultation and technical assistance to local and state agencies, primarily in human resource management and organizational development./e He holds two doctorates, one in political science, another in language education, and is a frequent contributor of articles to the scholarly and professional journals. His second Quorum book will be a study of ways to redesign the work of human services.