Abstract: A study of local reaction - political, neighborhood, and civic, to growth management regulations and comprehensive local planning in Florida. The rapid growth in urban places created steep political and civic divisions for and against development. Low-income neighborhoods on the periphery of commercial development and gentrification were most at risk to lose their territory. State mandates in land use planning attempted to mitigate disputes through policy without great effect. Dissertation Discovery Company and University of Florida are dedicated to making scholarly works more discoverable and accessible throughout the world. This dissertation, "Land Use Politics in Florida Communities" by Robyne S. Turner, was obtained from University of Florida and is being sold with permission from the author. A digital copy of this work may also be found in the university's institutional repository, IR@UF. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation.