Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1977

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Thomas, Robert D.

Abstract

The case of Boca Raton, Florida, illustrates many of the key legal, environmental and intergovernmental issues emerging in the growth management policies of other communities. In a 1972 amendment to the city charter, the voters of Boca Raton placed an absolute limit on population and housing by a 40,000 -unit "cap" on development. The Growth Cap illustrates the expansion of an issue which began with a small group of concerned citizens who wanted to preserve the city's "low-density" character. The controversy opened up multi-agendas which developed in stages. Multiple access points were available to the proponents (environmentalists and home owners) and opponents (developers and real estate interests) of the Cap. Due to both the pluralistic nature of the political system and the nature of the Growth Cap, the issue was expanded beyond the city policy agenda and came to the county and the courts.

Extent

105 p.

Comments

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1977.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Identifier

FADT13867

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