Preserving and enhancing communities : a guide for citizens, planners, and policymakers

Preserving and enhancing communities : a guide for citizens, planners, and policymakers /

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Other Authors: Geigis, Priscilla, Silka, Linda, Hamin, Elisabeth M., 1961-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
Cultural property > Protection.
Cities and towns > Growth.
Community development, Urban.
City planning.
suburban growth.
urban sprawl.
ARCHITECTURE > Landscape.
Cities and towns > Growth
City planning
Community development, Urban
Cultural property > Protection
"Multi-User"
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Preserving and enhancing communities / Elisabeth M. Hamin, Linda Silka, and Priscilla Geigis
  • Sec. I. Gathering perspectives and getting involved : Ch. 1. Getting involved: local residents and the planning process / Elisabeth M. Hamin and Jeff Levine
  • Ch. 2. Building consensus: coalitions for policy change / Kathryn Leahy and Andrea Cooper
  • Ch. 3. Diversity: multiple cultures forming one community / Linda Silka and Veronica Eady
  • Ch. 4. Thinking like a developer: partners, adversaries, or competitors? / Robert H. Kuehn Jr.
  • Sec. II. Developing a vision : Ch. 5. Comprehensive planning: bringing it all together / Steve Smith, Kurt Gaertner, and Glenn Garber
  • Ch. 6. Creative zoning: putting the teeth in tour planning / Jay Wickersham, Jack Wiggin, and Glenn Garber
  • Ch. 7. Current and future land use: GIS applied / Jane Pfister, John Hultgren, Christian Jacqz, and Richard Taupier
  • Sec. III. Preserving natural resources : Ch. 8. Biodiversity conservation and ecosystem protection / Sharon McGregor and Jack Ahern
  • Ch. 9. Watershed planning: securing our water future / Mark P. Smith, Brian Howes, and Joan Kimball
  • Ch. 10. Natural land: preserving and funding open space / Robert L. Ryan and Arthur P. Bergeron, Esq.
  • Sec. IV. Enhancing community strengths : Ch. 11. Transportation: linking land use and mobility / Jeff Levine
  • Ch. 12. Housing and community preservation: a home for all / Toni Coyne Hall and Linda Silka
  • Ch. 13. The new economy: thriving amidst change / Zenia Kotval and John R. Mullin
  • Sec. V. Keeping the best : Ch. 14. Brownfields redevelopment: reconnecting economy, ecology, and equity / Veronica Eady
  • Ch. 15. Adaptive reuse of buildings: if it is already built, will they come? / Robert Forrant
  • Ch. 16. Historic landscape preservation: saving community character / Annaliese Bischoff
  • Ch. 17. Community preservation: residents, municipalities, and the state collaborating for smarter growth / Priscilla Geigis, Linda Silka, and Elisabeth M. Hamin
  • Appendix: Indicators of community preservation / Elisabeth M. Hamin.

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