Excluded spaces of regulation : car-boot sales as an enterprise culture out of control ?
Legislation ; Local authority ; Market ; Regulation ; Retail trade ; United Kingdom
. Many local authorities have been proactive in its regulation, using the market to control operations.
The AA. proceed by charting the growth of the car-boot-sale phenomenon in Britain. These sales are represented as an enterprise culture out of control and highly successfull. It is linked to political debate over deregulation and contracting out
Structural constraints and pluralist contradictions in hazardous waste regulation
Special issue on « Real » regulation
Environmental management ; Legislation ; Location ; Location choice ; Nuisance ; Regulation theory ; State control ; Toxic waste ; United States ; Waste treatment
The AA. assert that the basic assumptions of hazardous waste regulation define the problem as a locational problem confronting the state, rather than an investment problem for the capital. Local opposition to facility siting is explained in terms
The impact of rent control on rents in the free sector
Economic equilibrium ; Housing ; Housing market ; Market regulation ; Model ; Rent control
Contrôle du loyer ; Equilibre économique ; Logement ; Marché du logement ; Modèle ; Régulation du marché
This note provides a simple analysis of the impact which rent control and non-price rationing exert on the rent in the free sector. It is shown that, depending on the rationing mechanism, rents in the free sector can be higher or lower than
Samoorganizacija rel'efa : struktura, funkcii, organizacija, upravlenie v geomorfologiceskih sistemah fljuvial'nogo tipa Auto-organisation du relief : structure, fonctions, organisation et contrôle dans les systèmes géomorphologiques fluviaux
of the relief self-regulation, structural mechanisms of fluvial systems self-organization and factor relativity of topography are described. Possibilities are outlined of the geomorphic processes control by indirect influence on the self-regulation mechanism
A definition of self-organization of a composite geomorphological system is given in relationship to the system's functioning, self-regulation, dynamic equilibrium. A significance of positive and negative feedback is shown for the process
Regulating the development of big urban agglomerations in the Soviet Union: experience and problems
Contrôle ; Croissance urbaine ; Géographie de l'Europe ; Métropole ; Planification urbaine ; URSS
Problème du développement des grandes villes en URSS et ses conséquences sur le système de production. Nécessité de contrôler la croissance des grosses agglomérations dans une perspective à long terme.
Administration ; Capitalism ; Economic restructuring ; Epistemology ; Legislation ; Regulation theory ; Social practice ; Social theory ; State control
Policies to control urban sprawl : planning regulations or changes in the rules of the game ?
The paper emphasizes two mechanisms that determine the rules of game of local development and public regulation of urban sprawl : local government finance and the transfer of land from rural to urban local authorities. Sharing local taxes paid
Plural regulation of shebeens (informal drinking places)
Alcoholism ; Cape Town ; Decision making process ; Governance ; Informal settlement ; Regulation ; Shebeen ; South Africa ; Town ; Western Cape
In South Africa, the regulation of shebeens has long been considered a means for state regulation of behaviour, controlling crime and disorder and generating state income. The post-apartheid state has sought to distance itself from old patterns
, but struggles to respond to the problems associated with alcohol consumption. Non-state actors have sought to intervene in this gap. The paper examines how diverse actors contribute to the regulation of drinking and drinking spaces within informal settlements
The impact of public regulation on housing quality and on structural changes
Calcul économique ; Comportement économique ; Contrôle des loyers ; Géographie humaine ; Logement ; Maximisation des profits ; Propriétaire-bailleur ; Qualité du logement ; Théorie
Investigation théorique du comportement d'un propriétaire cherchant à maximiser ses profits dans des conditions de contrôle des loyers. L'analyse considère la situation générale de modification de structures par conversion ou fusion, et comment ces
changements sont accélérés par le contrôle des loyers.
Innovation-oriented environmental regulations : direct versus indirect regulations ; an empirical analysis of small and medium-sized enterprises in Chile
Chile ; Competitiveness ; Enterprise ; Environment ; Innovation ; Pollution control ; Regulation ; Small and medium sized enterprises ; Technology
Turbidity and suspended solids variations downstream of a regulating reservoir
A controlled reservoir release from Llyn Celyn to the Afon Tryweryn, Wales, U.K., has been used to study suspended load and turbidity variations. Turbidity was monitored continuously at two sites and 235 suspended solid samples were obtained
Federalism, place, and the regulation of worker safety
Federalism ; Legal status ; Legislation ; Politics;Policy ; Public order ; Security ; State control ; United States ; Work
This paper, in exploring the geography of worker safety regulation, addresses a central question of state action, that of the appropriate locus of state intervention and legal interpretation. The A. uses two recent US case law rulings concerning
The impact of state land-use controls on residential land values
Construction urbaine ; Etats-Unis ; Foncier ; Géographie humaine ; Marché foncier ; Planification urbaine ; Politique de contrôle ; Usage résidentiel ; Utilisation du sol ; Valeur foncière
The AA. examine the effects of state land-use controls on the aggregate demand and supply of residential land. They estimate a-three-equation interjuridictional supply-demand model of land-use controls. Land-use regulations have a significant impact
Criminality ; Local policy ; Public order ; Regulation ; United States of America ; Urban district ; Urban policy ; Urban traffic
Certaines rues peuvent être barrées par des objets disposés par les municipalités ou par les associations de quartier pour contrôler le trafic, réguler les migrations alternantes ou décourager la criminalité. Etude de la mise en oeuvre de ces
réglementations et des résultats obtenus, meilleurs pour le contrôle du trafic que pour celui de la criminalité.
Economic policy ; Enterprise ; Export ; Importation ; Market regulation ; Regulation ; Russia ; State control ; Trade
involvement in barter trade, and its control of the organizational structure and remaining monopolies. A discussion of implications embraces issues relating to the inefficiencies of state trading and Russia's designation as a nonmarket economy by the United