ABSTRACT
This chapter assesses the underlying goals of growth management, and analyzes the different strategies and activities in planning practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. In order to deal with these research questions appropriately, it is necessary to perform a detailed investigation of this region. Since the beginning of the 1970s, growth management approaches were initiated in the San Francisco Bay Area's cities and counties. The interviews showed that activities most often in use are urban growth boundaries, mixed use, protected space outside of settlement areas, new urbanism, and workshops with interest groups. Habitat conservation and water aspects are also important environmental issues in growth management. In Contra Costa County, cities are required to put a growth management element in their general plan and to participate in the county's planning processes. The analysis showed that the set of growth management activities has been refined over the years due to many evolutionary shifts.
