ABSTRACT
Ever since the end of World War II, Florida has been forced to deal with the challenge of managing explosive, rapid, and persistent growth. The extensive destruction of wetlands, dune and beach systems, estuaries, the threat to drinking water due to pollution of the Biscayne and Floridan aquifers and other negative consequences caused alarm among a broad spectrum of Florida citizens, including farmers, environmentalists, landowners, influential retirees, and even developers themselves. Required elements included future land use, traffic, sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage and water, conservation, recreation and open space, housing, intergovernmental coordination, utilities, and, if applicable, a coastal zone scheme. With some planners first anticipating the preferences of a majority of planning board and elected official bodies and then preparing their recommendations accordingly, quantitative analysis may not present an accurate portrayal as to how well growth management is working in Florida.
