Abstract
Abstract Most of the growth management literature looks at urban areas. In rural areas, investigators have evaluated state and regional programs with little attention to local planning. This study investigated local planning in rural areas of New York and Vermont. There, towns experiencing rapid growth were replacing an informal planning style with formal procedures and new techniques. Despite similarities in their stated goals, planning boards exhibited different responses to growth ranging from promoting to stopping growth. Towns that were seeking to control development employed regulation, impact fees, phasing, and opinion surveys in their efforts, and were active, innovative, and flexible in managing growth.
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