International Journal of Law in the Built Environment: Volume 1 Issue 2

The case for megapolitan growth management in the twenty‐first century: Regional urban planning and sustainable development in the USA

Edward H. Ziegler

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate significant problems in the US' development pattern of regional automobile‐dependent sprawl and local growth management and to make…

The New South Wales strata and Community Titles Acts: A case study of legislatively created high rise and master planned communities

Cathy Sherry

The purpose of this paper is to present a case study of the legislative creation of high rise and master planned communities to provide a common basis for future discussions…

An analysis of the key challenges to the widespread use of mediation in the Turkish construction industry

Deniz Ilter, Attila Dikbas

The Turkish Ministry of Justice submitted the Draft Law on mediation in legal disputes, which was predicated on the European Council (EC) Directive on certain aspects of mediation…

The Portuguese building regulation system: a critical review

João Branco Pedro, Frits Meijer, Henk Visscher

The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical review of the building regulations and the building control system in Portugal. The organisation, content, and authorities…

Editorial

Paul Chynoweth