| Description |
1 online resource (249 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Why Plan? -- Where Did Planning Come From? -- Aesthetics Roots and the City Beautiful Movement -- Civil Engineering and Public Health Concerns -- The Municipal Reform Movement -- The Social Reform Movement -- The Environmental Revolution -- Meeting Today's Challenges -- Achieving Dreams -- Chapter 2: Navigating the Planning Landscape -- Introduction -- State Law-the Starting Point -- The Local Planning Landscape -- The Local Legislative Body |
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The Planning Commission -- Zoning and Other Special Boards -- Planning Staff -- Special Boards and Commissions -- Higher Levels of Government and Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) -- Federal Agencies -- State Agencies -- Regional Agencies -- Nongovernmental Organizations -- The Local Planning System -- Plans -- Comprehensive Plan -- Special Geographic Area Plans -- Transportation Plans -- Economic Development Plans -- Public Facility Plans -- Capital Improvement Plans -- Fiscal Plans -- Parks and Recreation Plans -- Pedestrian and Trail Plans -- Open Space Plans |
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Natural Resource Protection Plans -- Housing Plans -- Redevelopment Plans -- Regulations -- Initiatives -- Open Space Acquisition -- Infrastructure Financing Tools -- Economic Development -- Strategic Utility Extensions -- Characteristics of Good Local Planning Programs -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: The Comprehensive Plan -- Introduction -- An Overview of the Comprehensive Plan -- How a Comprehensive Plan Should Be Used -- Creating the Plan -- Getting Off on the Right Foot-Organizing to Plan -- Defining Community Values-Citizen Participation -- A Strong Fact Foundation-Research and Analysis |
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Demographic, Housing, and Economic Analysis -- Growth Forecasts -- Environmental Analysis -- Public Facility and Infrastructure Analysis -- Land-Use Capacity -- Community Character Analysis -- Fiscal Analysis -- Defining the Vision-Goals and Objectives -- Bringing It All Together-Plan Recommendations -- Parcel-specific Maps -- Character-based Maps -- Making It Happen-Implementation and Administration of the Plan -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: What Are We Trying to Achieve? -- Introduction -- Typical Community Planning Values -- Stable Neighborhoods -- Housing and Socioeconomic Diversity |
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Land-Use Mix -- Density and Intensity of Development -- Neighborhood Connections -- Pedestrian Facilities -- Street Design -- Parks and Open Space -- Neighborhood Institutions -- A Healthy Natural Environment -- Preserved Open Space -- Community Quality and Character -- Efficient Transportation -- Community ""Connectivity -- A Strong Local Economy -- Efficient Use of Tax Dollars -- Historic and Cultural Resource Protection -- Healthy Community Core -- Social Equity -- Public Health and Safety -- Sustainability -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5: Putting the Plan to Work-Implementation -- Introduction |
| Notes |
An Implementation Framework |
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Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dale, Gregory C
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Elliott, Donald L
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| ISBN |
9781351178808 |
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1351178806 |
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