Rethinking zoning

With Earth Day 2023 having just passed, it brings to mind how we are dealing with the Earth – more specifically, how we are making use of our land resources. How we use land and how we control the use of land have been contentious matters over the years. The application of zoning, the use of laws by units of local government that govern how real property can and cannot be used, first took hold in the late 19th century.