Localism in England Lessons for Lean Urbanism

This is a case study of the Localism Act of 2011 in England, which affords a series of community rights to localities that self-organize. Rights include formulation of a separate development plan and building community facilities outside of the mandate of the federal government. This creates opportunities for locally led initiatives rather than top down edicts. The document provides details of different types of initiatives and some of the barriers that the initiatives have faced in England. Authors hypothesize that US communities with existing infrastructure may be better able to implement Localism.