Comprehensive Land Use Planning: Its Development and Potential Impact on Coastal Zone Management

Presently, the United States is in the midst of a revolution concerning the management and use regulation of its land resources. This peaceful revolution is occurring as a consequence of local government\u27s inability to properly enforce land use controls and to adequately cope with rapid land development. However, this paper in discussing land use controls comments only on those comprehensive efforts directly affecting the coastal zone or indirectly affecting it through all-inclusive land manage regulations. This narrow discussion should not indicate to the reader that specific land use proposals have not been introduce for impact on other physiographic regions