The 7th edition is an update with significant new cases, notes and commentary in all subjects. It also includes an expanded introduction to new areas of land use regulation.

New topics include form-based zoning, transit-oriented development, public-private partnerships, and community benefit agreements. Chapters on eminent domain, land development conditions, zoning (especially variances), federal lands, global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, renewable solar and wind energy, rainwater capture and conservation, green development standards, ripeness, finality and exhaustion of remedies, standing, statutes of limitations, and judicial review have all been updated.