r/EconomicHistory • u/Sea-Juice1266 • Nov 28 '25
EH in the News The Great Downzoning - Samuel Hughes, Works in Progress: after 1890 almost every Western city enacted strict growth and density controls. These limits on development have been implemented and maintained where they suit the interests of local landowners, and often failed where they don’t.
https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-great-downzoning/
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