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Vermont Environmental Board Act 250: A Guide to Vermont's Land Use Law, www.state.vt.us Description: A simple land use guide.. American Farmland Trust Agricultural conservation easements, www.farmlandinfo.org Description: what is a land easement. Smart Growth Network Smart growth& cultural resource planning, www.wisconsinhistory.org Description: Planning ahead for historic preservation. Smart Growth Network Economic benefits of walkable communities, www.lgc.org Description: balance of pedestrian/vehicle traffic to benefit communities. Center for Rural PA Recreational Issues in PA small municipalities, www.ruralpa.org Description: Survey, findings, and data analysis about recreational facilities in municipalities. Center for Rural PA Socio-demographics of rural pennsylvanians, www.ruralpa.org Description: Socio demographic trends of rural pennsylvanians. Center for Rural PA A rural economy reality check, www.ruralpa.org Description: How rural economy is faring using labor force, jobs and economy data of last decade. American Farmland Trust Farmland protection toolbox, www.farmlandinfo.org Description: Tools & techniques that state/local govt are using to protect farmland. PA Game commission PA game commission strategic plan 2003-08, www.pgc.state.pa.us Description: Defines what are the agencys priorities; how that work will be carried out; and how we intend to monitor its progress.. National Park Service Rehabilitating historic storefronts, www2.cr.nps.gov Description: Historical overview, evaluating bldg, deciding on course of action. National Park Service Preservation of historic barns, www2.cr.nps.gov Description: Historic value, understanding, and repair of barns. National Park Service Protecting cultural landscapes, www2.cr.nps.gov Description: Preservation planning and strategy for cultural landscapes. Reclaim PA Green Remaining and reclamation technology, www.dep.state.pa.us Description: Update on green remining technology. DEP PA Abandoned Mines , 164.156.71.80/VWRQ.asp Description: Benefits of reclamation; how to fund; what can you do. DEP Environmental Good Samaritan Act, 164.156.71.80/VWRQ.asp Description: Encouraging landowners to reclaim old mines without fear of liability. DEP Land Recycling Program, www.dep.state.pa.us/ Description: Explanation of Environmental Remediation Standards Act Program Enhancements . DEP Stream Re-Leaf, www.dep.state.pa.us/ Description: Restoring and Conserving Streamside buffers. DEP BioSolids , 164.156.71.80/WXLogin.aspx Description: Fact Sheet about bioSolids and their impact on environment . West Virginia University Extension Real Property: Landowners Rights & Responsibilities, www.wvu.edu Description: Rights & Responsibilities of Landowners. West Virginia University Extension Land judging for farms and home sites, www.wvu.edu Description: Learn about soil to protect & conserve agricultural land, water & environment. West Virginia University Extension Physical properties of Mine soil in WVA, www.wvu.edu Description: Mine soil properties and their influence on water treatment. West Virginia University Extension Problems/solutions for Multiple property ownership, www.wvu.edu Description: How they arise; how to handle; tax implications. West Virginia University Extension Rural Landowner Liability & posting of land, www.wvu.edu Description: Landowner's basic guide to liability of their land. West Virginia University Extension Best Mgmt practices-soil/water conservation, www.wvu.edu Description: Measures to preserve soil and water quality. West Virginia University Extension Questions about forestry & forestland, www.wvu.edu Description: How to manage your forest; what is its worth; where to go for information. West Virginia University Extension Treatment of Acid Mine drainage in watersheds, www.wvu.edu Description: How Acid mine drainage is treated by vertical flow wetlands or SAPS. West Virginia University Extension Leasing land for hunting & recreational purposes, www.wvu.edu Description: Key factors to consider before leasing land. West Virginia University Extension Overview: TMDL & Antidegradation Issues, www.wvu.edu Description: Total Maximum Daily Load program incorporating watershed management. Penn State Extension Sewage Sludge in PA: It's regulations, cropsoil.psu.edu Description: A plain english tour of sewage sludge regulations. Penn State Extension BioSolids Quality, cropsoil.psu.edu Description: Changes in biosolids; are they harmful to humans. Penn State Extension A Forest Stewardship Plan, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: What is stewardship, how can I develop a plan; resources. Penn State Extension Best Mgmt Practices for PA Forests, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Sustainable Forestry--need and objectives--comprehesive discussion. Penn State Extension Forest Stewardship Program, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: What is it, how can it help, how can I participate. Penn State Extension Forest watershed management, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: What is forested watershed? Protecting it,impact etc. Penn State Extension Forest Stewardship and wildlife, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Wildlife Habitat Incentive Programs. Penn State Extension Using employment data to better understand your economy, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: 6 Tools w/explanation to understand your economy. Penn State Extension Analysis of recent trends in rural PA, ecd.aers.psu.edu Description: Population growth/decline; employment and unemployment; earnings and income. Penn State Extension Road to 2004: Update on PA, ecd.aers.psu.edu Description: Report targeting economic change-primarily employment in PA. Penn State Extension Economic Impact Model -CIM:PSU, cimpsu.aers.psu.edu Description: Understanding economic structure and how changes in every facet e.g govt,educ affect each other. Penn State Extension Farmland protection and GIS, lal.cas.psu.edu/ Description: How GIS helps PA prioritize farmland for preservation. UM Extension Woodland management: Glossary of Forestry terms, www.agnr.umd.edu Description: Glossary of commonly used forestry terminology. UM Extension How to determine property boundaries, www.agnr.umd.edu Description: Accurately marking and managing property boundaries. UM Extension Agricultural/demographic changes in Mid Atlantic region, www.agnr.umd.edu Description: Report detailing implications for ethinic/specialty produce. UM Extension Sources of Info and guidance for Forest Stewards, www.agnr.umd.edu Description: Resources for Forestland management. UM Extension Developing a Forest Stewardship Plan, www.agnr.umd.edu Description: The key to forest and woodland management. UM Extension Measuring your Forests, www.agnr.umd.edu Description: Fact Sheet w/guidelines for measuring/calculating forest boundaries. UM Extension Maryland's Forest: Past,Present, Future, www.agnr.umd.edu Description: Fact sheet for woodland owners understanding of forest as a renewable resource. UM Extension Riparian buffer management, www.agnr.umd.edu Description: Fact Sheet: Basics of riparian buffer mgmt. UM Extension Riparian forest buffer: design, establish, maintain , www.agnr.umd.edu Description: Fact Sheet: basics of design, establish and maintain-riparian buffer. UM Extension Landowner costs & benefits of riparian buffer, www.agnr.umd.edu Description: Fact Sheet w/advantages of riparian buffers . UM Extension Intro to Riparian Forest Buffer, www.agnr.umd.edu Description: Fact Sheet: Introduction to Forest Riparian Buffer. UM Extension Integrated pond management - MD, www.agnr.umd.edu Description: Fact Sheet w/broad overview of pond management. UM Extension Drinking water standards, www.agnr.umd.edu Description: EPA water standards with facts; effects of contaminated water. UM Extension Guidelines for application of digested sewage sludge, www.agnr.umd.edu Description: Fact Sheet w/guidelines for sewage sludge. UM Extension Introduction to wildlife managememt, www.agnr.umd.edu Description: Fact sheet w/guidelines of basic wildlife management. UM Extension Farmland preservation- an estate planning tool, www.agnr.umd.edu Description: Agricultural land preservation can help tax burden etc. UM Extension Guidelines for selecting farmland, www.agnr.umd.edu Description: Considerations in making the decision, creating a business plan. Cornell Coop Extension Comprehensive economic development strategy, www.stcplanning.org/ Description: Regional Community Development Plan--Executive Summary. NY State Interagency Task Force State & Local Govts Partnering for a better NY, www.state.ny.us Description: Multifaceted/Interdisciplinary study of issues impacting creation of communities. Cornell Coop Extension Statewide water resources mgmt program, www.stcplanning.org Description: A description of the water mgmt program and the diverse projects it encompasses. Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design workbook - introduction, www.stcplanning.org Description: Explains audience and goals of rural design workbook; explains each chapter & appendices. Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design workbook - Ch 1-, www.stcplanning.org Description: Why do we need better design?. Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design Workbook - Ch 2, www.stcplanning.org Description: Conservation Design Method - how to design site with conservation in mind. Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design Wkbk -Ch 3, www.stcplanning.org Description: Programs and Incentives - types of govt & agency programs and what they do. Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design Wkbk -Ch 3 PartB, www.stcplanning.org Description: Potential measure to promote conservation planning and good design. Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design Wkbk Ch 4, www.stcplanning.org Description: Good design overview - real case studies. Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design Wkbk Ch5, www.stcplanning.org Description: Good Design - Stuart Site 120acre hilltop site. Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design Wkbk Ch 10, www.stcplanning.org Description: Good Design - Clarke site - 600 acre bicentennial farm. Cornell Coop Extension Intro to chapters 12-13, www.stcplanning.org Description: Properties in Watershed areas. Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design Wkbk Ch 12, www.stcplanning.org Description: Good Design - Janiak site - 273 acres in watershed area . Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design Wkbk Ch 13, www.stcplanning.org Description: Good Design - Rautine site -240 acres watershed. Cornell Coop Extension Intro to chapters 14-15, www.stcplanning.org Description: Agriculture & open space conservation . Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design Wkbk Ch 14, www.stcplanning.org Description: Good Design- Powers site -350A dairy farm. Cornell Coop Extension Rural Design Wkbk Ch 15, www.stcplanning.org Description: Good Design - Slade site -800A dairy farm. Cornell Coop Extension Appendix A - History of Rural Design Wkbk, www.stcplanning.org Description: Brief history of how the rural design workbook came about. Cornell Coop Extension Appendix A - continued pg 3-4, www.stcplanning.org Description: Continuation of explanation of rural design wkbk. Cornell Coop Extension Appendix C - Better site design, www.stcplanning.org Description: Handbook for changing development rules in your community. Cornell Coop Extension Appendix E- Defining a Streambank, www.stcplanning.org Description: Example of stream bank. Cornell Coop Extension Appendix F - Riparian Buffers, www.stcplanning.org Description: Stabilizing future water quality w/riparian buffers. NYMIR Comprehensive Planning Tutorial, www.NYMIR.org Description: The basics of comprehensive planning and legal effectsf. NYMIR Comprehensive Zoning Tutorial, www.NYMIR.org Description: The basics of zoning. NYMIR - Pace University Law Center Universal Glossary of Land use terminology, www.NYMIR.org Description: Comprehensive glossary of land use terms and phrases. Cornell Coop Extension Revitalizing coommunity: a comparative case study, www.cdtoolbox.org/community_planning Description: Rept on 4 communities attempting to address needs, set goals, solve problems within their communities. Cornell Coop Extension Benefits & Burdens of Diverse Asset Building, www.cdtoolbox.org/community_planning Description: Development strategies in NY's canal corridor communities. Cornell Coop Extension Building a Balance: Housing Affordability, www.cdtoolbox.org/community_planning Description: Discussion, opinions and options for Smart Growth in NYC. Cornell Coop Extension Sustaining rural landscape by building community social capital, www.cdtoolbox.org/community_planning Description: How social capital works in communites in an urban environment. Cornell Coop Extension Ag Visioning Pilot Project Rept summary, www.cardi.cornell.edu Description: What agriculture provides in the non-farming community. Cornell Coop Extension Small business education & leadership development, www.cdtoolbox.org/community_planning Description: Importance of small business; and the changing trends. Forest Service Ecosystem Matters , www.fs.ged.gov Description: Activity & Resource guide for Environmental Educators. USDA Forest Service Threatened/Endangered species and the landowner, www.usda.gov Description: Answers numerous questions from landowners about endangered wildlife. CT Dept of Environmental Protection Environmental Land Use Restrictions, www.dep.state.ct.us Description: Guidelines for Environmental Land use. CaRDI Smart Growth -more choices-better places, www.cardi.cornell.edu Description: Power Point presentation- Smart growth principles and trends. American Farmland Trust Conservation options for CT farmland, www.farmland.org Description: A guide for landowners, land trusts and municipalities. American Farmland Trust 2004 Farm Conservation Tax Update, www.farmlandinfo.org Description: Up to date farm conservation tax information . USDA Farm Bill fast facts, www.usda.gov Description: Easy to read and understand description of Farm bill facts. National Governors Assn Reaping Rewards of Pedesterian/bike/walk friendly places, www.nga.org Description: Power Point: Hows & whys of desiging healthy community. National Governors Assn Integrating affordable housing w/state development policy, www.nga.org Description: Implementing housing strategies to improve communities . National Governors Assn New Community Design to the Rescue, www.nga.org Description: Comprehensive rept on New Community Design Principles. Center for Community Change Strengthening Rural Economies: Programs that target economic sectors of local economy, www.huduser.org Description: 4 studies detailing economic strategies producing opportunities & jobs for low income folks. Preservation Trust of Vermont 10 Reasons why Vermont's homegrown economy matters, www.ptvermont.org Description: 50 Proven ways to restore and revive it. Preservation Trust of Vermont State Highway project in your town: A primer for citizens & public officials, www.ptvermont.org Description: Front Page . Preservation Trust of Vermont State Highway project in your town: A primer for citizens & public officials, www.ptvermont.org Description: Authors Notes to publication. Preservation Trust of Vermont State Highway project in your town: A primer for citizens & public officials, www.ptvermont.org Description: Design principles; rules, laws, process affecting highway projects. Preservation Trust of Vermont State Highway project in your town: A primer for citizens & public officials, www.ptvermont.org Description: Laws, reports and opinions. CERC Rural Economic Issues for the 21st century, www.cerc.columbia.edu Description: Rural economic development not dependent on feds, using local capabilities. ICMA Revitalizing Brownfields into GreenSpace/TOC, icma.org Description: Table of Contents. ICMA Revitalizing Brownfields into GreenSpace -Chapter one , icma.org Description: Making a case for the need for Greenspace. ICMA Revitalizing Brownfields into greenspace-Ch 2, icma.org Description: Varieties of greenspace and benefits to the community. ICMA Revitalizing Brownfields into greenspace-Ch 3, icma.org Description: Variety of funding opportunities for funding greenspace. ICMA Revitalizing Brownfields into greenspace-Ch 4 case study , icma.org Description: Case Study - Parque Ninos. ICMA Preserving cultural/historic resources through brownfield redevelopment , icma.org Description: Creating social and economic revitalization. NADO Research Foundation The State of Metro and Rural Brownfields, www.nado.org Description: Feedback/discussion about impact of redevelopment of brownfields. National Governors Assn Brownfields Projects to improve public health, www.nga.org Description: Benefits in health as well as improved active living. National Governors Assn Brownfields: Real Property in coastal communities, www.nga.org Description: Power Point: Expansion, reuse or redevelopment. National Governors Assn Attacking sprawl by revitalizing older communities, www.nga.org Description: Benefits of Brownfield redevelopment of older communitites. National Governors Assn Fixing It First: Improving present infrasturcture, www.nga.org Description: Build/maintain present assets before creating new ones. National Governors Assn Building 21st century communities: State Govt role, www.nga.org Description: Power Point: community building in many facets. National Park Service River Dynamics and Erosion, www.crjc.org Description: Stabilization of your stream --or not. NPS Streambank stabilization for Conn river watershed, www.crjc.org Description: How to stabilize streambeds in the Conn River Watershed. NPS Prioritizing Erosion sites for Restoration , www.crjc.org Description: Why control erosion along the conn river. MD Dept of Planning Big Box Retail Development, www.mdp.state.md.us/ Description: Impact, regulation and implications of big-box store development. Smart Growth - governors office -MD Smart Growth Best Practices - Parking, www.smartgrowth.state.md.us Description: Smart growth study of parking strategies that meet BP mgmt. Funders Network Environmentalism and smart growth: new consensus, www.fundersnetwork.org Description: Practical aspects of creating smart growth communities. Funders Network Vacant properties & Smart Growth , www.fundersnetwork.org Description: Reclaiming vacant properties and abandoned buildings. Smart Growth Transit oriented development, www.nipc.cog.il.us Description: Creating mixed use higher density communitites. NewHampshire Dept Resource & Economic Development Planting Trees in designed & built community landscapes, www.state.nh.us Description: Helping citizens create community green spaces. USDA Forest Service Ecologically Based Forest Mgmt on Private Land, www.fs.fed.gov Description: Review ecological principles and suggest management alternatives. USDA Forest Service Forested Wetlands: Functions, Benefits and Best Management practices, www.na.fs.fed.us Description: Providing an understanding of environmental Junctions and societal values of wetlands and to present an array of Best Management Practices. USDA Forest Service Urban & community forestry outreach service strategies for communities, www.na.fs.fed.us Description: Working with diverse populations to become involved in urban forestry programs. USDA Forest Service Urban forest health: Identifying issues and needs in the NE, www.na.fs.fed.us Description: Brief facts sheets about survey, findings and recommendations. USDA Forest Service Urban forest health: Needs/assessment survey results&recommendations, www.na.fs.fed.us Description: Comprehensive results and recommendations . NEFA Forest Land & public finance, www.nefainfo.org Description: Focus on public finance implications; govt spending, taxes that determine land use. NEFA Economic importance of the northeasts forests, www.nefainfo.org Description: The importance of forest based mfg, recreation, tourism NE economy. NEFA Recommendations for conservation of northern forest region: VT, NY, ME, NH, www.nefainfo.org Description: Facts, information, research presented in making recommendations. USDA Forest Service Sustainability assessment highlights for Northern US, www.na.fs.fed.us Description: Snapshot of todays forest and a baseline for tracking future trends. USDA Forest Service Role of Forest Svc & state forest agencies in the NE in sustainable forest mangement, www.na.fs.fed.us Description: Brief discussion of sustainability & sustainable forest management. DCNR State Forest Resoource Mgmt Plan, www.dcnr.state.pa.us Description: Comprehensive overview of Forest resource mgmt plan. Univ of Tenn Ag Extension Svc Prioritize Forest Use, www.utextension.utk.edu Description: Comprehensive self assessment of forest use and BMP management plan. Univ of Tenn Ag Extension Svc Forest Practice Guidelines - Tenn, www.utextension.utk.edu Description: Authoritative reference about forest mgmt practices & input for wise policy decisions. Univ of Tenn Ag Extension Svc Managed Forests for healthy ecosystmes, www.utextension.utk.edu Description: Multi-use & sustained yield mgmt techniques including contemporary ecosystems concerns. Purdue Coop Extension Svc Rural/Urban Conflict, www.ces.purdue.edu Description: Why people are moving to the country; and how to co-exist . Purdue Coop Extension Svc How good is your comprehensive plan, www.ces.purdue.edu Description: Short summary: how to create an effective comprehensive community plan. Purdue Coop Extension Svc Citizen participation in land use planning, www.ces.purdue.edu Description: How you can be actively involved in land use decisions. Purdue Coop Extension Svc Private Property: Rights, responsibilities & limitations, www.ces.purdue.edu Description: Frequently asked questions about rights of land ownership. Purdue Coop Extension Svc What is Planning commission-how does it work, www.ces.purdue.edu Description: What is planning commission - what happens at a hearing. Purdue Coop Extension Svc Protecting our water and environmental resources, www.planningwithpower.org Description: A model for incorporating resource protection into land use decisions. Purdue Coop Extension Svc NonPoint source pollution - a threat to our water, www.planningwithpower.org Description: Recognize non-point pollution; its impact; and controlling it. Purdue Coop Extension Svc Impacts of development on waterways, www.planningwithpower.org Description: Development disrupts waterways; what can we do?. Purdue Coop Extension Svc How to protect your community from polluted runoff, www.planningwithpower.org Description: Identifying the problem; considerations for dealing with it. Purdue Coop Extension Svc Relationship between land use decisions and impact on our natural resources & water, www.planningwithpower.org Description: What are these decision and what can we do? BMP's etc.. Purdue Coop Extension Svc Tax treatment of conservation easements, www.ces.purdue.edu Description: What are conservation easements--tax implications. Purdue Coop Extension Svc Minimizing effects of development on water quality, www.ces.purdue.edu Description: Fact sheet with suggestions to minimize damage to water. CRS report -Library of Congress Wetland Issues, cnie.org Description: What is a wetland..policies; programs. Conservation Magazine Aging Watershed projects: A growing national concern, www.nrcs.usda.gov Description: Small watershed dams needing to be replaced, repaired. NRCS - USDA Rehabilitation of aging watershed dams-overview, www.nrcs.usda.gov Description: Fact sheet about watershed dams and what needs to be done. NRCS - USDA Implementation of watershed rehabilitation, www.nrcs.usda.gov Description: Question and Answer sheet. NRCS - USDA Reinvesting in America's watersheds, www.nrcs.usda.gov Description: Fact sheet about what needs to be done about watersheds. National Watershed Coalition A guide to watershed protection and flood prevention program, www.watershedcoalition.org Description: How your community can organize a watershed project. Trails & Greenways Clearinghouse Benefits of Trails and Greenways, www.trailsandgreenways.org Description: Fact Sheet: benefits and information on why to create trails and greenways. Trails & Greenways Clearinghouse Trails/greeways for livable communities, www.trailsandgreenways.org Description: Fact sheet: defining greenways/trails and benefits to community. Trails & Greenways Clearinghouse Health benefits of trails & greenways, www.trailsandgreenways.org Description: Fact sheet: health benefits of walking-physical activity. Trails & Greenways Clearinghouse Enhancing the environment with trails/greenways, www.trailsandgreenways.org Description: Fact sheet: trails/greenways encourage conservation. Trails & Greenways Clearinghouse Economic benefits of trails/greenways, www.trailsandgreenways.org Description: Fact sheet:economic boons to communities. Trails & Greenways Clearinghouse Historic preservation through trails/greenways, www.trailsandgreenways.org Description: Fact sheet: adding historic preservation to community identity. National Trust for Historic Preservation Citizens guide to preserving historic places, www.nationaltrust.org Description: Primer describing background of historic preservation;cardinal land use principles. Heritage Conservancy Growing with Green Infrastructure, www.heritageconservancy.org Description: What is green infrastructurehow to create and sustain. Heritage Conservancy Open Space is a community investment, www.heritageconservancy.org Description: The case for open space as a huge community asset. Heritage Conservancy Implementing a municipal open space progam, www.heritageconservancy.org Description: A guide for Pennsylvania municipalities. Heritage Conservancy Public Finance for Open Space:Guide for PA, www.heritageconservancy.org Description: Why invest in open space; ways to fund the investment. Heritage Conservancy Regional Open Space priorities report, www.heritageconservancy.org Description: Identifies, prioritizes, recommends protection strategies for natural resources, agricultural, recreational lands in southeastern PA. Heritage Conservancy Using conservation easements to preserve open space: Guide for PA, www.heritageconservancy.org Description: All about easements; how to acquire an benefits. Heritage Conservancy Landowners options for protecting family lands, www.heritageconservancy.org Description: Four common strategies for preserving land. Heritage Conservancy Conservation easements: Q & A, www.heritageconservancy.org Description: Commonly asked questions about easementsf. USDA Rural transportation at a glance, www.ers.usda.gov Description: Significant changes in rural transportation. USDA Agri-environmental Policy at the Crossroads, www.ers.usda.gov Description: Looking at past ag-environ policies and future policy options. USDA Ag Resources & Environmental Indicators-Land Use, www.ers.usda.gov Description: Major land uses; changes and conflicts. USDA Water quality impacts of Agriculture, www.ers.usda.gov Description: Nations water quality; agricultural impact;reducing damage. USDA Wetlands - Status and Trends, www.ers.usda.gov Description: Trends of declining wetlands; and challenge to save them. USDA Wildlife resource conservation, www.ers.usda.gov Description: Tradeoffs of agriculture and conservation. USDA Partial interests in Land:Policy tools for resource use and conservation, www.ers.usda.gov Description: Property ownership interests and conservation. USDA Partial interests in Land: Contents, www.ers.usda.gov Description: Table of Contents and acknowledgements. USDA Partial interests in Land: Contents, www.ers.usda.gov Description: General information of partial land ownership. USDA Partial interests in three policy settings, www.ers.usda.gov Description: Farmlands, conservation and wetlands. USDA Markets for partial interests in Land, www.ers.usda.gov Description: Outlines different markets for partial land use. USDA Valuation of partial interests in Land, www.ers.usda.gov Description: Analysis of markets for partial interest in land. USDA Lessons for resource use and conservation policy, www.ers.usda.gov Description: Ways partial land use balance resource use and conservation. USDA References for Partial interests in land report, www.ers.usda.gov Description: Reference list. NERCRD Conservations easements as encumbered ownership, www.cas.nercrd.psu.edu Description: What is encumberance; and what are the present issues. NERCRD What the public values about farm/ranch land, www.cas.nercrd.psu.edu Description: Numerous wkshp presentations on preservation of farm land and programs that help or hinder . NERCRD Links between agriculture and conservation policies, www.cas.nercrd.psu.edu Description: Variety of wkshp presentations about the links between agriculture and conservation. NERCRD NERCRD workshop on Extension Land use programming, www.cas.nercrd.psu.edu Description: Overviews on wkshp presentations on land use issues and programming. Brookings Institute The opportunity to rebuild America, www.brookings.edu Description: A series of projected trends to determine estimated demand for new housing and commercial-industrial space. AFT & CBF Conserving Washington-Baltimore Green network, www.farmland.org Description: Mapping a coordinated green network in the region. Land Trust Alliance Land Trust Ethics: Non-profit accountability, www.lta.org Description: Accountability lessons for non profits. Land Trust Alliance Easement Stewardship: Long term relationships, www.lta.org Description: Overview of VT's stewardship plan for the long run. Land Trust Alliance Minimizing Liability for public access on private lands, www.lta.org Description: Overview of liability issues. Land Trust Alliance Mortgage Subordination: when is it necessary, www.lta.org Description: When a mortgage subordination should be used w/easements. Enterprise Foundation A blueprint for transforming housing: Q&A, www.enterprisefoundation.org Description: Frequently asked questions about green communities. Enterprise Foundation Healthy housing, healthy families, www.enterprisefoundation.org Description: Trends that point to progress in improving health prospects of low income families through providing affordable housing. Enterprise Foundation Schools, Community and Development:Erasing the boundaries, www.enterprisefoundation.org Description: Results of 4 neighborhoods connecting community based revitalization w/school reform. Smart Growth Network The Link between Land Use and Water Resources, www.epa.gov Description: Guidelines for building communities that protect water resources. Smart Growth Network What is Smart Growth?, www.epa.gov Description: Smart growth priciples and practices. Smart Growth Network Protecting water resources w/Smart Growth, www.epa.gov Description: A development approach characterized by ten SG principles. Smart Growth Network Comparing methodologies to assess transportation/air quality impacts of browfield & infill development, www.epa.gov Description: 4 methodologies to quantify air quality benefits associated w/infill developoment. EPA Improving air quality through land use activities, www.epa.gov Description: Guidelines to encourage development of land use policies and projects that improve livability and air quality. Smart Growth Network Our built and natural environments, www.epa.gov Description: A technical review of the interaction of land use, transportation and environmental quality. Smart Growth Network Parking Alternatives: Making way for urban infill and brownfield redevelopment, www.smartgrowth.org Description: A guide to vehicular parking requirements--generic formulas that are not working and some alternatives. Smart Growth Network Transportation & Environmental impact of infill vs.greenfield development , www.epa.gov Description: Comparative study of location one infill and one urban greenfield. Smart Growth Network Supporting environmental excellence & Smart Growth, www.epa.gov Description: Summary of Atlantic Steel project - Environmental analysis. EPA Alternatives to subsidizing edge development, www.epa.gov Description: Strategies for preserving rural landscapes. EPA Making the brownfield-transportation link, www.epa.gov Description: Smart growth options for metropolitan areas. Smart Growth Network/ICMA Getting to Smart Growth- Vol 1, www.smartgrowth.org Description: 100 policies for implementation. Smart Growth Network/ICMA Getting to Smart Growth- Vol 2, www.smartgrowth.org Description: 100 more policies for implementation. Smart Growth Network Creating great neighborhoods: Density in your community, www.epa.gov Description: All about your community and density; what is it?. EPA Building Green infrastructure: Land conservation as a watershed protection strategy, www.tpl.org Description: Report: 4 cases where land conservation is preserving water quality. EPA Community Choices:Thinking through land conservation, development; taxes, www.tpl.org Description: Study of relationship between property tax bills and land conservation. Trust for Public Land The excellent city park system: What makes it great, www.tpl.org Description: Seven measures for excellent park systems. Trust for Public Land Economic benefits of parks and open space, www.tpl.org Description: How land conservation helps communities grow smart and protect the bottom line w/intro, 7chapters and endnotes. Trust for Public Land Why America needs more city parks & open space, www.tpl.org Description: All the reasons why parks and open space are critical . Trust for Public Land Land conservation & the future of Americas drinking water, www.tpl.org Description: Making the case for water protection; how and case studies. Trust for Public Land Protecting land to safeguard CONN water , www.tpl.org Description: All about water and protecting it, a tool box for Conn. Trust for Public Land Smart Growth for clean water, www.tpl.org Description: Helping communitites address water quality impacts of sprawl. Trust for Public Land Protecting open space along America's highways, www.tpl.org Description: Educate the public about link between highway construction and loss of open space. Trust for Public Land Preserving land in the chesapeake watershed, www.tpl.org Description: Progress of bay state and how can rededicate to the commitment. Trust for Public Land Connecticut: A legacy of land, www.tpl.org Description: Annual report on protection of open space. Trust for Public Land Americans invest in parks and open space, www.tpl.org Description: Ballot review of americans support for parks and open space use. Trust for Public Land Local greenprinting for growth: Vol 1, www.tpl.org Description: Defining a conservation vision,and funding it. Trust for Public Land Vol 2: How to define a conservation vision, www.tpl.org Description: Tools and resources to create the vision,and assess open space. Trust for Public Land Vol 3: How to secure conservation funding, www.tpl.org Description: Identify, define, evaluate ways to secure quality funding. Trust for Public Land Vol 4: Acquiring and managing park land, www.tpl.org Description: How to acquire and manage park and conservation land. Trust for Public Land Community Gardens: a resource at risk, www.tpl.org Description: A report of how a community saved their community garden spaces. Trust for Public Land Corridor Capacity preservation program, www.epa.gov Description: Strategies to delay system expansion, focus development and preserve quality of life.. Trust for Public Land Local tools for Smart Growth, www.naco.org Description: Practical strategies & techniques to improve our communities. Northeast Midwest Institute Smart Growth and the clean air act, www.nemw.org Description: Study attempting to reconcile contrasting views of clean air act. Smart Growth Network Pedestrian and transit friendly design, www.epa.gov Description: A primer for smart growth in urban design. Smart Growth Network Why Smart Growth? A primer, www.epa.gov Description: Smart growth recognizes the connection between development & quality of life. Smart Growth Network Best develoment practices: A primer for smart growth, www.epa.gov Description: Good community development defined in operational terms. NALGEP Profiles of business leadership on Smart Growth, www.resourcesaver.com Description: New partnerships demonstrate the economic benefits of reducing sprawl. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy A methodology for valuing town conservation land, www.lincolnist.edu Description: A methodology for rating existing and potential conservation land. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Abandoned Housing, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Challenges that face cities w/high rates of abandoned housing. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Compact mixed use development in Boston, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Identifying areas of mixed use and potential mixed use and sprawl. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Alternatives to Sprawl, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Dealing with sprawl and less destructive patterns of development. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy An empirical evaluation of alternative land valuation models, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Evaluates modern computer assisted evaluation methods to develop more stable, reliable land values. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Are mixed land uses marketable?, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Capitalizing mixed land uses into housing values. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Assessing land encumbered by conservation restrictions, www.lincolninst.edu Description: How communities are assesing conservation restricted land. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Bringing neighbors in vs. Buying them out, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Transferring land readjustment to university neighborhood redevelopment projects. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Building Bridges:Public/private partnerships in Urban land development, www.lincolninst.edu Description: A review of partnership initiatives in urban land development. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Building Jerusalem: Can land use planning affect economic growth, www.lincolninst.edu Description: The way land use planning can impact economic growth and welfare . Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Can tax increment financing reverse urban decline, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Why municipal incentives like TIF would or would not raise property values. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Conservation Easements:Interaction of Land Policy and Taxation, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Discussion of valuation and legal aspects of easements. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy County Govt instituitions & Local Land Use, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Choices and dimensions of local growth management efforts. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Curb parking: Ideal source of local revenue, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Curb parking and it's inherent problems.fixing it!. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Current-use property assessment and land development , www.lincolninst.edu Description: A theoretical & empirical review of development penalties. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Development subsidies and Labor Unions belong in the sprawl debate, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Incentives are a intergral part of the sprawl process. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Do Plans Matter? Effects of Light Rail on Land Values, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Plans can serve as coordinating transportation and land use investments. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Downtown living: A Deeper Look, www.lincolninst.edu Description: 7 key findings to deeper downtown living. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Easements, Covenants and Servitudes: Traditional Limitations and Future Trends , www.lincolninst.edu Description: Current status of nonpossessory rights in property. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Educating policymakers and communities about sprawl, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Defining sprawl and crafting working policies to respond to suburban growth.. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Effects of land and housing policies on market performance, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Growing recognition of economic/social importance of land, housing and real property. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Employment access; neighborhood quality; residential location choice, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Residential location outcomes of white and black households with variety of neighborhood attributes influencing labor markets. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Environmental amenitites, urban sprawl, and the economic landscape, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Theory of leapfrog development patterns and the associated economic landscape. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Political economoy of two rate property taxation, www.lincolninst.edu Description: In favor of taxing land value more heavily than building values, and why the US hasn't adopted such a plan. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Estimating the external effects of subsidized housing investment on property values, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Subsidized housing investments can produce substantial sustainable external benefits. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Ethics, business,and land, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Talk on ethical practices. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Farming Inside Cities, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Characteristics of entreprenurial urban agriculturel; key obstacles to it's practice. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Fortress communities: The walling and gating of American suburbs, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Gated communities and the social implications. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Full Disclosure: Unexpected Improvements in Property tax administration and uniformity, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Limiting property tax and it's influence. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Habitat Conservation Plans: A new tool to resolve land conflicts, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Definition of HCP's; how they work; can they work. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Have American planners lost their values, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Types of planning tools used in the United States to minimize the adverse effects and costs of development or to maximize public benefits. . Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Homeownership: Low household mobility,volatile housing prices, high income dispersion, www.lincolninst.edu Description: How home ownership affects local housing markets. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Housing Modes, Impediments and Opportunities , www.lincolninst.edu Description: The need for affordable housing on US rural land for low income people . Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Housing segregation in the US: Does race matter?, www.lincolninst.edu Description: This study explores neighborhood amenities and characteristics that families seek out upon racial lines. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Identifying the real costs/benefits of sports facilities, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Economic development of sports facilities and full costs and benefits. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Implementing a land value tax in urban residential communities, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Potential for modern mass appraisal methods to separate values for residential properties between land and buildings. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Implications of a split rate real property tax, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Study data on property to explore redistribution of real property tax liability. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy In search of new life for smaller cities, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Small cities struggling for relevance. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Inequality, segregation and housing markets, www.lincolninst.edu Description: A theoretical framework of social theory with comparative qualitative inquiry. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Introduction to environmental insurance, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Insurance coverage available for brownfields redevelopment. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Land & Biodiversity conservation: a leadership dialogue, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Discussion about land conservation challenges in the 21st century. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Land assembly for development: Something borrowed, something new, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Land pooling and making use of previously developed land. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Land assembly, Land readjustment, and Public-private redevelopment, www.lincolninst.edu Description: What is applicability of land re-adjustment, and case study. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Land use and design innovations in private communities, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Proliferation of private communities is causing a transition from private ownership to collective governance. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Working across boundaries, www.lincolninst.edu Description: A framework for regional collaboration. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Landscape-scale conservation: Grappling with the green matrix, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Initiatives for landscape scale conservation. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Planners & economists debate land market policy, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Regulation within a market economy and the unintened consequences. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Land market understanding is the basis for smart change, www.lincolninst.edu Description: A comprehensive study of land use policies, financial strategies that influence capital markets, conservation, smart growth etc.. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Land supply and infrastructure capacity monitoring for smart urban growth , www.lincolninst.edu Description: Urban growth processes and growth management policy. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Land value taxation and eco-taxation, www.lincolninst.edu Description: The social and economic inter-relationship. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Land value taxation views, concepts, and methods: A primer, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Underlying concepts and principles of value, modern adaptation of land value taxation. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Local property tax reform: Prospects and politics, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Basic prospects for property tax reform. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Local property taxation: An assessment, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Traditional tax theory,and public choice perspectives. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Managing Land as ecosystem and economy, www.lincolninst.edu Description: The report examines the fundamental questions of fairness and property rights, the value or relative benefits of natural systems and economic development, and balancing public participation with science to set policy priorities.. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Managaing Urban Sprawl: Effects of land use externalities, www.lincolninst.edu Description: How neighborhood interaction, as land use externalities influence land development decisions.. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Measuring use-value assessment tax expenditures, www.lincolninst.edu Description: The purpose of this paper is to examine the practice of use-value assessment and determine the foregone property tax revenue, or the so-called tax expenditure, of this policy.. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Model house for the millions: The making of the american suburban landscape 1820-2000, www.lincolninst.edu Description: An historical typology of american suburban development. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Model solutions to revitalize urban industrial areas, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Various approaches to revitalization of urban indurstrial areas. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Scholars explore insights of Henry George, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Chapter summaries from "Land Use and Taxation". Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Natural Cities: Urban ecology and the restoration of urban ecosystems, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Framework for urban ecosystem research: policies and tools. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Guide book on negotiating land disputes, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Using Assisted negotiation in land disputes. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Overcoming obstacles to Brownfield and vacant land redevelopment, www.lincolninst.edu Description: How brownfield redevelopment can occur. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Permit coordination study, www.lincolninst.edu Description: This paper studies coordination of land use regulatory programs. It consists of an introduction and general observations, a review of current and recent literature, and two case analyses.. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Planners & economists debate land market policy, www.lincolninst.edu Description: New policy-relevant analysis on land markets and their regulation. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Planning for sustainable development: measuring progress in plans, www.lincolninst.edu Description: This study sets forth a set of six principles that define and operationalize the concept of sustainable development.. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Preferential property tax treatment of land, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Comparative analysis of key legal and administrative features of preferential property taxt treatment of agricultural, forest, open space and recreational land in the US.. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Principles for community and college interaction, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Discussion of interaction with college and community interaction. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Effects of urban containment on housing prices and landowner behavior, www.lincolninst.edu Description: To explore the implications of these two faces of urban containment as smart growth policy,. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Regional planning in America: updating earlier visions, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Discussion of concerns first raised in the 1920s that remain largely unresolved: the impacts of suburban sprawl on cities and countryside; how to reconcile the automobile and highways with the design of communities and regions; and the need for high-quali. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Promoting more equitable brownfield development, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Identifying promising approaches for improving redevelopment prospects of least marketable brownfield sites found in depressed urban neighborhoods. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Property tax reform and smart growth: connecting some of the dots, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Tax policy tools for smart growth. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Property taxation and current use assessment, www.lincolninst.edu Description: This paper discusses the relationships between property taxation and patterns of land use.. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Prospects for land rent taxes in state and local tax reforms, www.lincolninst.edu Description: This paper develops a general equilibrium model of an economy that produces output using capital, labor and land as inputs. It further develops an approach that allows specific parameters in the model to be matched to data in such a way as to ensure that . Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Public values and conservation land: A case study in MA, www.lincolninst.edu Description: This paper explores public values and attitudes toward conservation land by tracing the history of a proposed conversion of town conservation land to water supply purposes in Weston, Massachusetts. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Redeveloping urban brownfields, www.lincolninst.edu Description: The environmental and financial challenges of dealing with these sites represent serious barriers to potential urban revitalization. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Reexaming the property tax exemption, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Government-owned property is exempt from local taxes almost everywhere in the United States, but this situation is based less on logic than on now-outdated historical considerations.. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Regulating subdivisions in Massachusetts, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Practices and outlooks; survey of public officials. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Urban land as common property, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Public/private land rights discussion. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Resisting the reality of race: land use, social justice and metropolitan economy, www.lincolninst.edu Description: This paper examines how problems of racial discrimination complicate three mutually reinforcing difficulties of the American metropolis: social inequality, economic inefficiency, and damage to land-use and the environment. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Resolving Land use conflicts through mediation: 8 case studies, www.lincolninst.edu Description: 8 case studies from oregon to PA. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Revisiting the sitcom suburbs, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Short history of suburbs and their creation. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Roles of community based organizations in brownfield redevelopment, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Learning how to partner with other sectors and when to bring these partners into a brownfields project is an important aspect of successful brownfields redevelopment for CBOs... Lincoln Institute of Land Policy School finance litigation and property tax revolts, www.lincolninst.edu Description: How undermining local control turns voters away from public education. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy School finance, spatial segregation and the nature of communities, www.lincolninst.edu Description: How school finance policies affect the nature of communities. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Schools and housing markets, www.lincolninst.edu Description: This paper examines the relationship between house price levels, school performance, and the racial and ethnic composition of Connecticut school districts.. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Self help and self managed housing, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Comparison between self help housing in the US and less developed countries. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Smart governance, smart growth, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Regional governance and regional growth: urban sprawl. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Sprawl?, www.lincolninst.edu Description: A study of urban land use across the continental UStracking urban changes.. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy State planning in the Northeast, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Do'/dont's of building state planning programs and establishment of economic development program for the NE corridor. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Subdivision regulations: practices & attitudes, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Survey of public officials and developers in single family housing markets. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Taxes on buildings and land in a dynamic model of real estate markets, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Generalized perfect foresighted model of real estate markets and effects of ad valorem property tax are explored. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Adoption and repeal of 2 rate property tax in NY, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Successes and failures of two rate property tax rate. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Case of the disappearing city: redistribution without growth, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Describing the geography of vacant land in cities especially in NY. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy The changing politics of urban mega projects, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Rise of political power in land development projects. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy The debate over future density of development, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Subjective debate of major positions over future density.. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Economic value of open space, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Discussion of value of open space . Lincoln Institute of Land Policy The economics of the causes and benefits/costs of urban spatial segregation, www.lincolninst.edu Description: This paper shows that even with elimination of instituitional practices that hinder spaital integration, market factors would still drive some form of spatial integration.. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy The Ghetto and the ethnic enclave, www.lincolninst.edu Description: There is a difference between the ghetto and the ethnic enclave. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy The Ideologies of urban land use politics, www.lincolninst.edu Description: The adaptation of local government in changing times. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy The impacts of urban form on travel, www.lincolninst.edu Description: How the built environment may or may not influence travel behavior. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy The landscape of ideas on property rights, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Observations of land rights issues`. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy The legacy of contamination and redevelopment of inner city industrial districts, www.lincolninst.edu Description: This study examines the role land contamination plays in hindering central city industrial redevelopment.. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Legal requirements regarding valuation of land and improvements for property tax purposes, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Does state law determine whether land must be valued separately from improvements... Lincoln Institute of Land Policy The location of non-profit facilities in urban areas, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Theoretical considerations that distinguish location behavior of non profits from service providers. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy New Urbanism: Hype or Hope for american communities, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Policy focus report addressing the issue of new urbanism. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy The new urbanism challenges conventional planning, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Article: promises and problems of new urbanism. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy The price elasticity of the demand for residential land, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Estimation and implications of tax code related subsidies on urban form. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy The tax treatment of housing and it's effect on bounded and unbounded communities, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Federal tax treatment of owner occupied housing has divergent impacts on communities within metropolitan areas.. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Roles of community based organizations in brownfield redevelopment and other vacant property redevelopment, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Case studies of CBO's: barriers, successes and key factors. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Ties that bind, bridge and constrain:social capital and segregation in the american metropolis, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Race, space, social connection and inequality. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Traditional methods and new approaches to land valuation, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Article: New approaches to valuating land. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Transfer of development rights for balanced development, www.lincolninst.edu Description: TDR: obstacles and opportunities. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Transportation and land use, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Article: the complexity of transportation and land use. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Urban spatial segregation and social differentiation, www.lincolninst.edu Description: A typological analysis. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Urban Sprawl, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Causes and consequences of sprawl..and beyond. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Urban vacan lot redevelopment, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Challenges and progress... Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Valuing land and improvements: State laws and local govt practices, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Research results are positive indicators of need for land value tax reform. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Visualizing Density - phase 2, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Overview of the "density" problem . Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Visualizing Density - phase 2 - the images, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Photographs of density scenarios w/facts. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Visualizing Density - phase 2 more images, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Additional photos of density.. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy What politicians know about land taxation, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Article: Case for efficiency/fairness of land based tax system. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Why do we have urban density controls?, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Density controls make residents worse off, justifications and analysis. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Working across boundaries, www.lincolninst.edu Description: A framework for regional collaboration. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Regionalism on purpose, www.lincolninst.edu Description: The challenges facing regionalism. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy New urbanism challenges conventional planning, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Article: redefining the american metropolis. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Effects of urban density on rail transit, www.lincolninst.edu Description: Article: urban density has metro cities looking at rail transportation. DCNR Greenways: An action plan for creating connections, www.dcnr.state.pa.us Description: Coordinated and strategic approach to creating connections throughs greenways in the state. US Global Change Research Info Do we still need nature? The importance of biological diversity, www.usgcrp.gov Description: Biodiversity and the land. US Global Change Research Info Impacts of introduced species in the US, www.usgcrp.gov Description: Foreign species destruction of US habitats. US Global Change Research Info Potential impacts of climate change on Agriculture, www.usgcrp.gov Description: How the environmental changes will affect agricultural production. US Global Change Research Info America's water supply: prospects for the future, www.usgcrp.gov Description: Comprehensive discussion of water, and its future. US Global Change Research Info Past & present land use and land cover in the US, www.usgcrp.gov Description: Article on various types of land use, and our future. Dept of the Interior - USGS Water: Potential consequences of environmental changes for water resources in the US, www.gcrio.org Description: Report of water assessment team of USGS of changes in water resources. US Global Change Research Info Education for sustainability, www.usgcrp.gov Description: Public awareness & education regarding sustainable development extension networks. Conservation in Practice Urbanization's Aura, www.conbio.org Description: Tracking urban sprawl with light maps. Conservation in Practice Creating habitat on Farms: The Land stewardship program, www.conbio.org Description: Monitoring agricultural land practices. Conservation in Practice Curbing roadside erosion, www.conbio.org Description: Soil bioengineering as alternative to concrete and steel. Conservation in Practice Fallacy of passive management:Managing for firesafe forest reserves, www.conbio.org Description: Passive approach to forest management not necessarily sustainably healthy. FindLaw Municipal groundwater supply regulation, library.findlaw.com Description: Limitations of existing management framework. Conservation in Practice Making collaboration work: case studies , www.conbio.org Description: Lessons learned, assessment and problem solving for environmental management. USDA Assessing conditions of Riparian-wetland corridors , ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov Description: Using proper functioning condition methodology -an assessment tool. USDA Collaborative community conservation, ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov Description: Local participating in recognizing resource problems and opportunities. USDA Collaboration in Partnerships: Watershed initiative, ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov Description: Norwalk River walk watershed initiative. USDA US Forest Facts and Historical Trends, fia.fs.fed.us Description: Renewable forest resources assessment. Smart Growth Network Washington, DC open space in jeopardy, www.smargrowth.org Description: Article: Developers bulldoze up to 43 sq miles daily. Washington Post Region's Green Space going fast, www.washingtonpost.com Description: Article: Loss of green space continues to accelerate. Smart Growth Network Builders protest smart growth law: State defends process, www.sgli.org Description: State holding fast on focus of affordable near transit options. Smart Growth Network EPA-NOAA partnership on coastal community growth, www.epa.gov Description: Scope of activities of partnership. Smart Growth Network Smart growth audit of zoning code and subdivision regulations, www.sgli.org Description: Final report,analysis and proposed recommendations. Smart Growth America Housing: a better place to live, www.smartgrowthamerica.org Description: Article: Finding a better place to live; affordability; market. AMPO Metro Planning Org Conference presentations, www.ampo.org Description: Power Point presentations: walkable communities; transportation & land use; best practices; air quality and more. Smart Growth Network Plan to use CPT funds for Smart Growth upsets officials , www.smartgrowthi.org Description: Article: Gov transfer of funds cause uproar in MA. VA City Govt-Smart Growth Unified Development Ordinance - Article 1, www.suffolk.va.us Description: General provisions of these local ordinances. VA City Govt-Smart Growth Unified Development Ordinance - Article 2, www.suffolk.va.us Description: Administrative Agencies. VA City Govt-Smart Growth Unified Development Ordinance - Article 3, www.suffolk.va.us Description: General procedural requirements. VA City Govt-Smart Growth Unified Development Ordinance - Article 4, www.suffolk.va.us Description: Zoning ordinances. VA City Govt-Smart Growth Unified Development Ordinance - Article 5, www.suffolk.va.us Description: Subdivision regulations. VA City Govt-Smart Growth Unified Development Ordinance - Article 6, www.suffolk.va.us Description: Design and improvement standards. VA City Govt-Smart Growth Unified Development Ordinance - Article 7, www.suffolk.va.us Description: Supplemental use regulations. VA City Govt-Smart Growth Unified Development Ordinance - Article 8, www.suffolk.va.us Description: Non-conforming uses. VA City Govt-Smart Growth Unified Development Ordinance - Appendix B, www.suffolk.va.us Description: Submission Requirements. MD Dept of Planning Models and guidelines for Infill development, www.mdp.state.md.us Description: Offering remedies that overcome barriers and identifying alternative approaches. MD Dept of Planning Smart Neighborhoods, www.mdp.state.md.us Description: Report examines characteristics of existing traditional neighborhoods. Center for Watershed protection Recommended model development principles for Frederick, MD, www.cwp.org Description: How Frederick MD adopted 22 design principles within their community. HUD Barriers to Rehabilitation of affordable housing, www.huduser.org Description: In partnership w/ historic preservation trust, an examination of existing major barriers to urban rehabilitation . HUD A builders guide to marketable, affordable, durable entry level homes, www.huduser.org Description: Resource manual of technologies and practices to build entry level affordable homes. HUD A report on the feasibility of deconstruction, www.huduser.org Description: Report: Selective dismantling or removal of materials before or instead of demolition. HUD Building better homes at lower costs, www.huduser.org Description: The industry implementation plan for residential national construction goals. HUD Building innovation for homeownership, www.huduser.org Description: A collection of award winning, innovative housing projects. HUD Creating Defensible Space, www.huduser.org Description: Safeguarding our communities with Defensible Space; the theory encompasses a wide range of planning and design strategies that focus attention on reassigning the perceived ownership of residential space. . HUD Getting building technology accepted, www.huduser.org Description: This report explains how regulatory activities affect new building technology research, development, and deployment and how to effectively apply regulatory information to successfully develop and deploy building technologies.. HUD Industralizing the residential construction site, www.huduser.org Description: Examines the means and methods available for integrating and industrializing the housing construction site and the housing industry. HUD The practice of low impact development, www.huduser.org Description: This publication is intended to assist these groups by 1) providing basic conventional and innovative land development technology information, and 2) encouraging the amendment of existing development codes to facilitate the use of those technologies.. HUD Overview of retrofit strategies:Guide for multifamily units , www.huduser.org Description: This publication describes techniques property managers may use to conserve water, with approaches requiring modest investment and minimal construction.. HUD Life cycle assessent tools to measure environmental impacts, www.huduser.org Description: The report presents a critique of LCAs, and offers suggestions on how they could be made more useful in the home building industry. . HUD Environmental assessment guide for public housing, www.huduser.org Description: The focus of this Guide is on environmental conditions on the grounds of public housing, near the property and in the surrounding neighborhood.. HUD Study of HUD's site contamination policies: final report, www.huduser.org Description: Review/assess/analyze with conclusions and recommendations from 7 tasks developed for the report. HUD An overview of deconstruction with a focus on community development opportunities, www.huduser.org Description: What is innovative and exciting is how communities can use this process-deconstruction-to support and complement other community objectives.. HUD Innovative rehabilitation provisions, www.huduser.org Description: This report shows in detail how to apply the NARRP provisions. It provides a side-by-side comparison of traditional rehabilitation provisions with the NARRP and the code from which the provisions were developed,. HUD Assessment of state brownfield initiatives, www.huduser.org Description: Study: gain a better understanding of current regulatory and economic development initiatives that can help promote economic revitalization.. HUD Valuation of metropolitan quality of life in wages and rents, www.huduser.org Description: Analysis: value that residents place on metropolitan amenities in land and labor market. HUD Positive homeownership attitudes and behavior in poor urban neighborhoods, www.huduser.org Description: this study examines the degree to which neighborhood poverty constraints, household economics, and demographic variables influence positive homeownership attitudes, homeownership behavior, and neighborhood ties.. HUD Aging in place in multifamily housing, www.huduser.org Description: Study: of one segment of multifamily housing (1) the extent of aging in place in multifamily housing, as measured by the number and proportion of householders age 60 or older, and (2) the level of environmental support for aging in place in these develop. HUD The struggle for housing equality, www.huduser.org Description: This article considers how the Fair Housing Act and the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) structure local housing advocacy.. HUD The effects of federal & local housing programs on transition from welfare to work, www.huduser.org Description: This article examines two hypotheses that explain how federal and local housing programs influence the transition from welfare to work. HUD Homeowing: social outcomes, tenure choice and US housing policy, www.huduser.org Description: The pupose of this paper is to look at the links between policies and outcomes. HUD Opening the doors to home ownership, www.huduser.org Description: Article: examines factors contributing to recent gains in home ownership and economic status.. HUD Issues in evaluating neighborhood change, www.huduser.org Description: Economic development and community building indicators. HUD Social experiments in housing, www.huduser.org Description: This paper summarizes 8 evaluations undertaken by HUD of social programs. HUD Ideas matter: Reflections on new regionalism, www.huduser.org Description: This article reviews recent arguments for regional cooperation, especially those that assert an interdependence between cities and suburbs. HUD Specialization versus diversity in local economies, www.huduser.org Description: Urbanization is at least as relevant as localization in explaining spatial patterns of innovation and economic growth.. HUD Community empowerment strategies, www.huduser.org Description: Limits and potential of community organizing in urban neighborhoods. HUD Comprehensive neighborhood based initiatives, www.huduser.org Description: A new generation of comprehensive community initiatives has been launched over the past decade to address the growing concentration, isolation, and persistence of poverty in urban America. HUD Effects of environmental hazards and regulation on urban redevelopment, www.huduser.org Description: Report: provides insight on basic issues confronting brownfields. HUD Redeveloping brownfields:How states and localities use CDBG funds, www.huduser.org Description: Report: how states are using CDBG to tackle brownfield redevelopment. HUD Assessment of availability and cost of financing for small multifamily properties, www.huduser.org Description: Study: analyze cost and availability of funding for small multifamily properties, and barriers to financing . HUD Affordable Housing Design Advisor: a project workbook, www.huduser.org Description: Valuable tool for use in designing affordable housing. HUD Creating a local advisory commission on regulartory barriers to affordable housing, www.huduser.org Description: A guide to assist local officials to improve housing affordability in their community. HUD Smart codes in your community: A guide to building rehabilitation codes, www.huduser.org Description: Broad overview of general regulatory environment governing the use of existing buildings.. Prevention Institute The Built environment and health, www.preventioninstitute.org Description: Explanation of project compililng program profiles of 7-10 case studies. Prevention Institute The Built environment and health - 11 profiles of neighborhood transformation, www.preventioninstitute.org Description: 11 case studies where communities mobilized resources to transform physical enviornment.. Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Preliminary transportation plan for the Delaware valley, www.dvrpc.org Description: Comprehensive, long range blueprint for moving people and goods through the Delaware Valley. DVRPC Preliminary Land Use Plan: 21st century vision, www.dvrpc.org Description: A vision of revitalization, renewal and recentralization. DVRPC Issues and choices: Planning the regions future, www.dvrpc.org Description: Global and regional issues for the future.. DVRPC The Shape of Things to Come, www.dvrpc.org Description: Key questions to provide a context for planning. DVRPC Transportation Conformity of the DVRPC FY2005 Transportation Improvement program, www.dvrpc.org Description: Report documenting conformity of DVRPC transportation improvement program and long range transportation plan. DVRPC Horizons: 2025 year plan for Delaware valley, www.dvrpc.org Description: Summary of 4 workshops presented to elicit public assessment regarding needs in DE valley.. DVRPC Regional Indicators: Measuring our progress to 2025, www.dvrpc.org Description: Presenting 26 indicators which track the regioins progress toward the adopted goals. DVRPC Horizons: 2025 Land Use and Transportation Plan for Delaware Valley, www.dvrpc.org Description: A comprehensive vision for the DE valley region. DVRPC MAP: Mobility Alternatives Program, www.dvrpc.org Description: Brochure describing MAP program . DVRPC Watershed guide to Gloucester County, www.dvrpc.org Description: Comprehensive teachers guide to watershed and water in Gloucester County. DVRPC Horizons 2025 Implementation: Municipal tools and techniques, www.dvrpc.org Description: Overview of tools and techinques available for local govts for implemetation of long range plans. DVRPC Municipal implementation tool #1: TOD, www.dvrpc.org Description: Transit oriented development: recognize the importance of rail and bus to community,and plan to better shape development to serve these needs. DVRPC Municipal implementation tool #2: Main Street America, www.dvrpc.org Description: Basic information about Main street programs and Business Improvement Districts. DVRPC Municipal implementation tool #3: Multi-municipal planning, www.dvrpc.org Description: Neighboring communites developing shared vision and coordinating planning in many areas. DVRPC Municipal implementation tool #4: Residential Infill Development, www.dvrpc.org Description: IV is the recycling of vacant or underutilized lands within cities and suburbs. DVRPC Municipal implementation tool #5: Impact Fees, www.dvrpc.org Description: Finding creative and equitable funding fees. DVRPC Municipal implementation tool #6: Parking Management strategies, www.dvrpc.org Description: Balancing the supply and demand for parking. DVRPC Municipal implementation tool #7: Historic preservation, www.dvrpc.org Description: Protection and maintenance of important & integral places from our past. DVRPC Municipal implementation tool #8: Transfer of Development Rights, www.dvrpc.org Description: A tool that can be adopted to conserve land: agricultural, environmentally sensitive and necessary open space.. DVRPC Stream Corridor Protection Ordinance, www.dvrpc.org Description: Riparian corridor conservation overlay- definition and use. DVRPC Wetlands management ordinance, www.dvrpc.org Description: Permitted uses where water hazard soils occur. DVRPC Steep Slope Ordinance, www.dvrpc.org Description: Permitted uses for slopes of 25% or higher. DVRPC Natural Resource Protection Ordinance, www.dvrpc.org Description: Define and delineate standards for natural resource protection. DVRPC Transfer of development rights , www.dvrpc.org Description: Procedural requirements for voluntary TDR. DVRPC Cluster Development Ordinance, www.dvrpc.org Description: Design standards for conditional uses. DVRPC Residential Clusters, www.dvrpc.org Description: Allowance of cluster development-where and how. DVRPC Greenway Lands Ordinance, www.dvrpc.org Description: Design standards for site planning and greenway lands. DVRPC Performance Zoning, www.dvrpc.org Description: Planned residential development requirements. DVRPC Open Space Design, www.dvrpc.org Description: Open space requirements and regulations. DVRPC Flexible Development Ordinance, www.dvrpc.org Description: Flexible development options. DVRPC Agricultural Zoning, www.dvrpc.org Description: Definitions, design and development of agricultrual zones. DVRPC Planning services to protect open space and natural resources, www.dvrpc.org Description: DVRPC assists communities in identifying their vision, setting goals, and charting a path. DVRPC Transportation Improvement Plan FY 2005 Executive Summary, www.dvrpc.org Description: General overview of TIP,what it is and what projects will be developed in the near future. DVRPC Recreational Open Space needs analysis, www.dvrpc.org Description: Three different methods of needs assessment of recreational open space. National Assn Realtors Public Opinion Strategies Survey - Affordable housing, www.realtor.org Description: Survey of key findings from nationwide survey . knowledgeplex Rural Rental Housing Preservation: FmHA Experience, www.knowledgeplex.org Description: This paper summarizes the history of prepayment for Farmers Home Administration rural renting housing program. Enterprise Foundation Undertaking Comprehensive Community Initiatives, www.knowledgeplex.org Description: Key elements for success in CCI's. Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp Community, capital and markets: A new paradigm for community reinvestment, www.knowledgeplex.org Description: Article: a new approach to identify and develop the undervalued assest in low income and minority communities. Fannie Mae Foundation Abandoned Property: Effective strategies to reclaim community assets, www.content.knowledgeplex.org Description: Creative new ways to recycle abandoned properties etc.. Fannie Mae Foundation Revitalizing commerce for American cities, www.content.knowledgeplex.org Description: This publication aims to help community development practitioners successfully implement a main street revitalization program.. Urban Land Institute/HUD Urban Infill Housing: Myth and Fact, www.knowledgeplex.org Description: Encourages development of housing in our cities. Harvard University The state of the nation's housing, www.jchs.harvard.edu Description: A comprehesive look at the nations housing trends. Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp Manufactured Housing as a community and asset building strategy, www.jchs.harvard.edu Description: Exploration of advantages/disadvantages of Mfg housing for those whose mission is community development and asset building.. Housing Alliance of PA Addressing community opposition to affordable housing development, content.knowledgeplex.org Description: 66 questions are posed, and answered about affordable housing. Harvard University A brief history of the open housing movement, jchs.harvard.edu Description: A brief history of the triumphs and defeats of open housing. JAPA New Urbanism in the Inner City: Pittsburgh, www.knowledgeplex.org Description: Good Urban design [historic preservation-heritage tourism] linked Urban regeneration. Brookings Institute Diagnosing Cities: Lessons from America, www.brookings.org Description: Power Point: Delivering Sustainable Communities Summit. Brookings Institute America's First Suburbs in Transition, www.brookings.org Description: Power Point: Suburban evolution..finding solutions. Brookings Institute Space available: The realities of convention centers as economic development strategy, www.brookings.org Description: An analysis to give local leaders reason to rethink public investments. Brookings Institute One year later change is happening in PA, www.brookings.org Description: The change in PA, and more to come.. Brookings Institute Toward a new metropolis: The opportunity to rebuild America, www.brookings.org Description: This paper examines projected trends to determine the estimated demand for new housing, commercial and industrial space over the next 25 years.. Brookings Institute The City-Region of the Future, www.brookings.org Description: Power Point: Discussion of American-British economic trends, similiarities. Brookings Institute Reviving Cities, www.brookings.org Description: New coalitions are emerging to promote metropolitan solutions with a renewed federal metropolitan agenda.. Brookings Institute Is Washington ripe for smart growth?, www.brookings.org Description: Power Point: Consequences of growth & development trends, and why decentralization is occuring... Brookings Institute The Sprawl of the Wild:Now is the right time to revive our cities, www.brookings.org Description: Now is the time for PA to reevaluate its wasteful-destructive growth trends.. Brookings Institute Back to Prosperity: A competitve agenda for renewing PA-Exec Summary, www.brookings.org Description: Outlining the challenges for PA's revitalization . Brookings Institute Renewing older PA: Why it matters! Section 1, www.brookings.org Description: It matters because of PA's history and contribution to the USA. Brookings Institute Development trends in the Commomwealth -Section 2, www.brookings.org Description: PA is barely growing.and aging fast!. Brookings Institute The consequences of how PA is growing! Section 3, www.brookings.org Description: Sprawl is degrading the state's natural landscape, and costing the taxpayers and local govt millions.. Brookings Institute Behind the trends: Historical & political influences Section 4, www.brookings.org Description: Fragmented governance; weak planning; haphazard investments; shifting economy.. Brookings Institute Pulling it all together: Section 5, www.brookings.org Description: Numerous conclusions to rebuild a new PA. Brookings Institute Back to Prosperity: A policy agenda - Section 6, www.brookings.org Description: Plan for a competitive future; focus the state's investments; promote large scale reinvestment in older communities; renew state and regional governance.. Brookings Institute Conclusion - section 7, www.brookings.org Description: PA needs to look back in order to move forward!. Brookings Institute Pennsylvania's Brownfields program, www.brookings.org Description: An overview of the brownfields challenge in PA. Brookings Institute Spatial allocation of PA's major economic development programs, www.brookings.org Description: A study: fact gathering project involving collection and organizing data describing allocation of DCED funds among different types of municipalities. Brookings Institute Economic development subsidies: Do they fuel sprawl?, www.brookings.org Description: The extent to which business subsidies [in PA] contribute to sprawling land use patterns and job redistribution.. Brookings Institute Redefining urban and suburban America, www.brookings.org Description: Power Point: General demographic trends in the US and how they affect metropolitan areas. Brookings Institute A review of fiscal/competitive advantages of smart growth development patterns, www.brookings.org Description: More compact development patterns and and improving urban cores will improve overall regional economic performance.. Brookings Institute Smart Growth:The future of the American metropolis?, sticerd.lse.ac.uk Description: Essay: discussion of current state of smart growth and metropolitan thinking in the US--demographics, market and development trends, excessive decentralization.. Brookings Institute Reframing the opportunities and challenges for affordable housing, www.brookings.org Description: Power Point: Meeting affordable housing challenges in high land cost communities. Brookings Institute American Metropolis: Divided we sprawl!, www.brookings.org Description: Power Point: Major trends; why are they happening; what are the consequences; Change how?. Brookings Institute The need for regional anti-congestion policies, www.brookings.org Description: Only the coordination of transportation improvements with land use planning on regional or metropolitan level can result in rational congestion policy change.. Brookings Institute Traffic: Why it's getting worse, what governments can do!, www.brookings.org Description: Whats the real problem, and how can it be improved!. Brookings Institute Rethinking local affordable housing strategies: 70 years of policy & practice, www.brookings.org Description: Effectiveness of 7 decades of affordable housing strategies-home ownership, rental assistance and land use regulatory appraches in promoting healthy communities. Brookings Institute Effectiveness of housing programs by policy goals: a matrix, www.brookings.org Description: Visual synopsis of how each of the housing approaches meets the 7 basic goals of an affordable housing policy.. Brookings Institute Preserve and expand the supply of good quality housing units, www.brookings.org Description: Regulatory reforms can eliminate barriers to low cost affordable housing--potential impacts?. Brookings Institute Highways & Transit:Leveling the Playing field in Federal Transportation Policy, www.brookings.org Description: A comparison of new highway, and transit programs; federal funds stacked against transit and for highways.. Brookings Institute Improving metropolitan decision making in transportation: Greater funding and devolution for greater accountabity, www.brookings.org Description: Examination of recent metro level spending; and finding that local control produces a more balanced and holistic transportation network.. Brookings Institute Transportation Finance: Current issues, challenges and impacts on local governments, www.brookings.org Description: Power Point: Outline complex relationships of federal,state and local roles in financing transportation systems.. Brookings Institute Paying for Transportation: Trends & Opportunities, www.brookings.org Description: Power Point: Current activities underway in transportation finance. Brookings Institute The mobility needs of older Americans:Implications for transportation reauthorization, www.brookings.org Description: This brief challenges assumptions about older americans and their transportation issues.. Brookings Institute Valuing America's first suburbs: A regional policy agenda, www.brookings.org Description: Power Point: How to change the rules of the development game to ensure balance in transportation, land use and economic development. Urban Land Institute Washington, DC gets a "Reality Check", www.uli.org Description: Article:Collective visioning about community growth--with LEGO's. Urban Land Institute Transportation woes fuel re-emergence of downtowns and transit villages, www.uli.org Description: Article: demand for transit systems, along with housing close to transportation is increasing around the country.. Urban Land Institute Connecting the dots: ULI's Larson Forum looks at emerging land use issues, and impact on future growth patterns, www.uli.org Description: Article: Discussion of land use and urban growth related issues. Urban Land Institute Regional planning is key to improved development patterns, www.uli.org Description: Article: Regional planning can work but... Urban Land Institute Downtown and infill development requires public support, flexibility and creativity, www.uli.org Description: Article: It may take years of public commitment to make this a reality... Urban Land Institute "Let us agree that cities are worth saving", www.uli.org Description: Article: Remarks by Richard Baron, Laureate of ULI. Urban Land Institute Taking Smart Growth to the fringe: 10 principles for building better in the suburbs, www.uli.org Description: Article: The economic, social, environmental well being of our suburbs depends on change in developmental patterns... Urban Land Institute Because today's fringe is tomorrows infill:More efficient land use at the urban edge, www.uli.org Description: Article: The outer ring of urban areas are headed down a land consumptive, sprawling course that must be changed. Urban Land Institute Moving environmentally conscious development into the mainstream: ULI explores the possibilities, www.uli.org Description: Article: Use of green and sustainable real estate development hinges on convincing the land use industry... Urban Land Institute Green and sustainable development is the next phase of smart growth., www.uli.org Description: Article: The growing interest in green and sustainable development signals it may not longer be the exception but an accepted community building practice.. Urban Land Institute Greenfield development without sprawl:the role of planned communities in efficient growth, www.uli.org Description: Article: Planned communities can play a key role in fostering more efficient growth in outlying areas.. Urban Land Institute When the whole is greater: ULI examines obstacles, challenges of land assembly for infill development, www.uli.org Description: Article: The difficulty of land assembly and acquisition in urban neighborhoods is chief impediment to urban redevelopment. Urban Land Institute Emerging architectural and land use planning trends, www.uli.org Description: Article: National trends impacting planning and housing include a shift in the makeup of todays buyers. Urban Land Institute Water, Water, not everywhere.connection between land use and water use, www.uli.org Description: Article: The shrinking supply of water in the US points to a more efficient land use... Urban Land Institute Marketing mechanisms for protecting open space, www.uli.org Description: Report: How can process of open space protection be reinvented through effective land development planning, creative financaing and tax incentives.. Urban Land Institute Smart Growth on the Fringe, www.uli.org Description: Report: What does growth on the fringe look like today? And what are the barriers to smart growth?. Urban Land Institute Sustainable development and green building, www.uli.org Description: Report: Improved communications of of green practices and concepts within organizations and the public. Urban Land Institute Community Development Corporations working with For-Profit developers, www.uli.org Description: Report: Collaboration of CDC's and For-profit developers, and what each brings to the partnership. Urban Land Institute Barriers and solutions to Land assembly for Infill development, www.uli.org Description: Report: Identify and discuss significant public, regulartory and market based barriers to land assembly and infill development; and strategies to overcome them.. Urban Land Institute The Future of Cities, www.uli.org Description: Report: Emerging economic, demographic, social and market trends that will affect major cities.. Urban Land Institute Challenges to developing workforce housing, www.uli.org Description: Report: Growing shortage of affordable [workforce] housing especially in urban areas; what can be done?. Urban Land Institute Mixed- Income Housing, www.uli.org Description: Report: Dispelling myths and providing factual data supporting mixed income housing.. Urban Land Institute Sustaining urban mixed income communities: The role of community facilities, www.uli.org Description: Report: Community facilities in mixed income communities, and how they have sustained and fostered improvement. Urban Land Institute The case for multi-family housing, www.uli.org Description: Report: Concerns of multi-family housing and advantages of its usew/factual data. Urban Land Institute Workforce housing: Barriers, solutions, and model programs, www.uli.org Description: Report: Presentation of case studies, group discussion that outline existing barriers to construction of workforce housing. Urban Land Institute Corporate location and smart growth, www.uli.org Description: Report: Dialogue of how the real estate needs of companies can be met in settings consistent w/smart growth prinicples.. Urban Land Institute Natl Roundtable on Smart Growth Policy & Practice: linking transportation and land development, www.uli.org Description: Report:Lack of coordination between state level transportation infrasturcture decisions and land use development creates conflict and miscommunication. . Urban Land Institute Smart growth transportation for suburban greenfields, www.uli.org Description: Report: How smart growth principle of expanding travel choices can be applied in emerging growth areas on the fringes of metropolitan development. . Urban Land Institute The practice of Conservation Development: Lessons in Success, www.uli.org Description: Report: What is conservation development; why is it important?; barriers; tools/action for success.. Urban Land Institute Water & the future of land development, www.uli.org Description: Report: Availability of sustainable levels of water; how to interpret the land use and real estate implications of water availability. . Urban Land Institute Green Buildings and Sustainable Development: Making the business case, www.uli.org Description: Report: Identify obstacles that interfere with wider acceptance of green buildings; dialogue-how business case for these buildings can be made more effectively--particularly commercial real estate. . Urban Land Institute 10 Principles for successful development around transit, www.uli.org Description: Report: Principles which can serve as reminders: successful development, growing transit ridership, and livable communities are compatible... Urban Land Institute Joint Forum on Housing Density, www.uli.org Description: Report: Examines causes of community opposition to increased residential density and ways to overcome the resistance. . Urban Land Institute Entertaining Development, www.uli.org Description: Article: Entertainment development has exceeded expectations of the '90's, and retail developers are everywhere... Urban Land Institute Development doesn't have to harm our environment, www.uli.org Description: Article: Developers & environmentalist don't have to disagree.alternatives to sprawl. Urban Land Institute Is Urban Infill development harmful or helpful?, www.uli.org Description: Article: Multiple markets exist for urban infill... Urban Land Institute The relationship between growth constraints and housing affordability, www.uli.org Description: Article: Different factors are producing different results in growth and how it is accomplished. Urban Land Institute Expanding transportation choices in new developments, www.uli.org Description: Commentary: Reviewing perspectives of consumers choices. Urban Land Institute The crisis in workforce housing:Best practices for local solutions, www.uli.org Description: Commentary: How communities can meet this need.. Urban Land Institute Becoming Urban: The hidden opportunity in housing, www.uli.org Description: Commentary: Missing the opportunity to provide housing for ??? Millions... Urban Land Institute Seeking Smart Growth in the DC area, www.uli.org Description: Commentary: Growth and development is a regional issue... Urban Land Institute Infrastructure Policy affects Land Use , www.uli.org Description: Commentary: Developing a regional vision is critical to effective transportation planning. Urban Land Institute Is Smaller Better???, www.uli.org Description: Commentary: Small things are important too.like little points of light.. Urban Land Institute What is Smart Growth not?, www.uli.org Description: Commentary: A list, and explanation of what is Not Smart growth.. Urban Land Institute Do you think a fifth wave is gathering force?, www.uli.org Description: Commentary: A return to central city has begun... Urban Land Institute Successful neighborhood retail takes a project champion: 10 principles for development, www.uli.org Description: Commentary: Building consensus among stakeholders in neighborhood retail projects. American Institute of Architects Building a green practice, www.aia.org Description: Article: Sustainable building-an uphill battle; designing as if we are part of the ecology. AIA Physical Spaces, Physical Health, www.aia.org Description: Article: How our physical environments are impacting negatively on our health. USDOT-FHA Designating the Urban Interstates, www.fhwa.dot.gov Description: Article: How interstates were chosen, and the problems involved. Northeast Midwest Institute Smart Growth at the frontier: Strategies & resources for rural communities, www.nemw.org Description: Report: Specifically outlines programs for rural areas. Smart Growth America Endangered by Sprawl: How runaway development threatens american wildlife, www.smartgrowthamerica.org Description: Report: Clarifies the degree to which we are punishing our wildlife, and how fast we are losing species.. Better Homes and Gardens American Homeowners wish list, www.bhg.com Description: Article: What homeowners want.affordability and flexibility. Smart Growth America National Survey on Communities, www.smartgrowthamerica.org Description: Report: Types of communities preferred and how to create them. Metro Institute at VA Tech The Boomburbs at Buildout: Future development in fast growing suburbs, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Report: survey of 140 "boomburbs"--decisions about growth and politics of buildout. The Boston Globe Voters face choice: land or houses?, www.boston.com Description: Article: Town choosing to purchase the last piece of wilderness.. Brookings Institute The Link between Growth Management and housing affordability, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Report: Comprehensive review of academic literature on the role of growth management on affordable housing. Land Use Policy Comparing states with and without growth management, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Analysis based on on indicators with policy implications. Metro Institute at VA Tech Community acceptance of affordable housing, www.realtor.org Description: Comprehensive report to National Assn of Realtors. Metro Institute at VA Tech Security vs. Status, www.mi.vt.edu Description: A first look at the census data on gated communities. Metro Institute at VA Tech A new urbanist perspective of regionalism, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Article: concept of regionalism too complex for most citizens to get their arms around.. Metro Institute at VA Tech The Jobs are Back in Town, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Report: Evidence that job related arguments against smart growth are dead wrong.. Metro Institute at VA Tech Open Spaces, Bounded Places, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Report: Comparison of metro density in eastern & western US. Fannie Mae Foundation Edge Counties: Metropolitan Growth Engines, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Analysis: Tracking metro growth in booming regions that lack boomburbs?. Metro Institute at VA Tech Reluctant Cities? Exploring Big Unincorporated Census Designated Places, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Report: CDP's the rodney dangerfield of urban geography. Metro Institute at VA Tech Edgeless Cities: Exploring the elusive metropolis, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Study: Evolving geography of office building space and competing theories of metropolitan form.. Metro Institute at VA Tech The Edgeless City and Philadelphia, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Article [book]: Philadelphia is and edgeless city???. Fannie Mae Foundation Housing in the Nations Capital 2004: Executive Summary, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Report: General overview. Fannie Mae Foundation Housing/Nations Capital 2004: Introduction, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Rept cont.Intro: Analyze most recent data on housing in DC and surrounding suburbs. Fannie Mae Foundation Housing/Nations Capital 2004: Chapter 1, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Chap 1: Economic strength and Growth. Fannie Mae Foundation Housing/Nations Capital 2004: Chapter 2, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Chap 2: Housing Production Shortfalls. Fannie Mae Foundation Housing/Nations Capital 2004: Chapter 3, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Chap 3: Booming Home Sales. Fannie Mae Foundation Housing/Nations Capital 2004: Chapter 4, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Chap 4: Rental Market Challenges. Fannie Mae Foundation Housing/Nations Capital 2004: Chapter 5, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Chap 5: Housing Hardship & Housing Assistance. Fannie Mae Foundation Housing/Nations Capital 2004: Chapter 6, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Chap 6: Unbalanced patterns of employment and housing opportunity. Fannie Mae Foundation Housing/Nations Capital 2004: Chapter 7, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Chap 7: Strategic Opportunities. Fannie Mae Foundation Back Matter/Endnotes/References, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Wrap up with references. Metro Institute at VA Tech Is the US undersupplying housing?, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Housing slowdown needs to be on the national agenda.workforce housing needed. Metro Institute at VA Tech Monster houses? YES? And NO?, www.mi.vt.edu Description: They make good infill and good economic sense. Metro Institute at VA Tech Distinguishing City and Suburban Movers, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Analysis: Exploring difference/similarities among movers to central cities and suburban locations. Metro Institute at VA Tech Smart Growth: More than a Ghost of Urban Policy Past, Less than a Bold New Horizon, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Article: Describes Smart Growth; historical perspective; analyzes its contributions. Fannie Mae Foundation What does Smart Growth mean for Housing??, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Article: How to manage growth without derailing economic development or sacrificing affordable housing. Fannie Mae Foundation Life at the Center: The Rise of Downtown Housing, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Article: Survey of downtowns..downtown living will be increasing.. Metro Institute at VA Tech Wrestling Sprawl to the Ground: Defining and Measuring and elusive concept, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Report: Presenting a conceptual definition of sprawl based on 8 distinctions. Metro Institute at VA Tech Current Preferences and Future demands for denser residential environments, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Article: Demand for denser more walkable residentail environments in the US.. Metro Institute at VA Tech Current Preferences and Future demands for denser residential environments: Another view, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Article: Beyond Supply and demand.. Metro Institute at VA Tech The Barriers to Using Urban Infill Development to achieve Smart Growth, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Article: Real, practical barriers to infill use in urban development. Metro Institute at VA Tech Comments on article: The Barriers to Using Urban Infill development., www.mi.vt.edu Description: Comments: Urban Infill should not be neglected because its difficult.. Metro Institute at VA Tech New Urbanism and the City: Potential applications and implications, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Article: New Urbanism is not a panacea. Metro Institute at VA Tech Comments on article: New Urbanism & the City: The Politics of Design, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Article: New Urbanists vs. Grass Roots... Metro Institute at VA Tech Financing New Urbanism Projects: Obstacles and Solutions, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Survey: 23 respondents from development & finance respond. Metro Institute at VA Tech The Store Next Door, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Article: As Smart Growth makeover of suburbia begins, need to build more retail near housing.. Metro Institute at VA Tech Using Master Planning Expert Panels to achieve Planning objectives, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Article: How to engage other planners..plan a workshop. Metro Institute at VA Tech The Case for Higher Density Housing: A key to Smart Growth , www.mi.vt.edu Description: Article: Building houses at higher densities may be most important tactic for more compact development. Metro Institute at VA Tech Are the Boomburbs Still Booming?, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Report: Using census data to analyze housing and demographic trends. Metro Institute at VA Tech New Metropolis Counties: Suburbs of Suburbs, www.mi.vt.edu Description: Report: Using census data to track the growth of 47 new metropolis counties. Metro Institute at VA Tech Boomburbs: The Emergence of Large, Fast Growing Cities in the US, www.mi.vt.edu Description: What are they, where are they, and growth.. Metro Institute at VA Tech Downtown Rebound, www.mi.vt.edu Description: The story of downtowns relative growth. Fannie Mae Foundation Understanding Urban Performance: The role of the Statesf, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: State governments play a vital role in ensuring well being of cities. Fannie Mae Foundation State investments in housing are critical to economic healthf, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Affordable housing can not be ignored by states.. Fannie Mae Foundation More than the sum of its parts: Innovative partnerships in Action, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Examples of 3 partnerships in action. Fannie Mae Foundation Fixing It First in Massachusetts, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Reforms that will help MA invest its funds wisely. Fannie Mae Foundation Expandig the Constituency for Affordable Housing: Building Blocks for Coalitions, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Affordable housing advocates must learn to do more with less. Fannie Mae Foundation New York Housing Coalitions at Work, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Building Bridges to put housing first in NY City. Fannie Mae Foundation Top 10 state & local strategies to increase affordable housing., www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Who needs it and how to get it with limited subsidies. Fannie Mae Foundation The Increasing Shortage of Affordable Rental Housing in America, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Action Items for preservation of rental housing. Fannie Mae Foundation Affordable Rental Preservation is Housing Industrys Business, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: The continuation and maintenance of existing use and occupancy restrictions on subsidized/unsubsidized rental housing. Fannie Mae Foundation Why is Affordable Rental Housing being lost?, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: There are two separate preconditions that threaten preservation of rental housing. Fannie Mae Foundation Historic Preservation and Affordable Housing: Leveraging Old Resources for New Opportunities, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Maintenance and redevelopment of existing places is not an American value. Fannie Mae Foundation Streamlining Building Rehabilitation Codes to encourage revitalization, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Simplification of rehabilitation building codesf. Fannie Mae Foundation Vacant land presents problems and opportunities, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Defining the Issue.in short!. Fannie Mae Foundation Fair Growth 2020: A tale of 4 Futures, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Article: Using scenario planning to illustrate balance between smart growth and equity.. Fannie Mae Foundation Milleniumburg-Style strategies in Action, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: 3 different strategies of milleniumburg.. Fannie Mae Foundation Reinventing the Company Town: Employer Assisted Housing, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: The growing housing need and how employers are moving on this. Fannie Mae Foundation Do State Enterprise Zones stimulate local housing markets?, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Defining, evaluating, findings and implications of Enterprise Zones. Fannie Mae Foundation Cities and the Reinvestment Wave: Underserved Markets and the Gentrification of Housing Policy, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Article: Gentrification-has it returned, why it persists and why it matters?. Fannie Mae Foundation More than Bricks and Sticks: 5 components of Community Development Corporation Capacity, www.fanniemaefoundation.org Description: Capacity Counts, but what is it?. West VA Extension Best Management Practices for Soil/Water Conservation, www.wvu.edu Description: Best management practices to promote proper forestry practicesf. SARE New American Farmer: Profiles of Agricultural Innovation, www.sare.org Description: Profiles of American Farmers making farming on the land work. SARE Exploring Sustainability in Agriculture, www.sare.org Description: Broad goals and specific strategies for sustainability. ATTRA Protecting Riparian Areas: Farmland Mgmt Strategies, attra.ncat.org Description: Abstract: What riparian areas look like, how they operate, and their importance. ATTRA Conservation Easements, attra.ncat.org Description: What is conservation easement; benefits; land value.. Univ of Vermont Extensioin Citizen Participation Strategies for Municipal Planning in Vermont -Factsheets, www.uvm.org Description: Factsheet #1: Intro to citizens benefits of participation in municipal planning. Univ of Vermont Extensioin Citizen Advisory Groups - Factsheet #5, www.uvm.edu Description: #5: Granting decision making power to community members. Univ of Vermont Extensioin Community Planning Surveys - Factsheet #3, www.uvm.edu Description: #3: Design and conduct community survey . Univ of Vermont Extensioin Community Plannig Survey Technical Appendix, www.uvm.edu Description: Appendix:Technical step by step explanation of survey process. Univ of Vermont Extensioin Community Visioning Events- Factsheet #4, www.uvm.edu Description: #4: Large community meetings to facilitate collaboration in the municipal plan. Univ of Vermont Extensioin Public Meetings and Hearings - Factsheet #2, www.uvm.edu Description: #2: Backbone of community involvement in municipal planning. Univ of Vermont Extensioin Using Local Media Resources - Factsheet #6, www.uvm.edu Description: #6: Tips/suggestions for dealing w/reporters, writing news releaseshow to get word out. American Farmland Trust Regional Economic Development Strategy For Resource Based Industries on MD' s Eastern Shore, www.farmlandinfo.org Description: Comprehensive report: sustainable resource based industries threatened by increasing land costs, fragmentation of agricultural land. US EPA Review of Statewide Watershed Mgmt Approaches, www.epa.gov Description: Identify and describe different models of watershed mgmt; looking at different states; make recommendations. US EPA Protecting & Restoring America's Watersheds, www.epa.gov Description: Status, trends and initiatives in watershed management. National Academy of Public Administration Understanding what states need to protect water quality, www.napawash.org Description: Review of metholologies & techniques used in resource analysis to determine validity of... Univ of Wisconsin-Madison Urban Growth, Rural Land Conversion and the Fiscal well being of local municipalities, agecon.lib.umn.edu Description: Economic/fiscal impact of 5 economic development events are compared... Univ of Rhode Island Stated preferences & Length of Residency in Rural Commuities:, agecon.lib.umn.edu Description: Systematic examination for residential development or conservation tradeoffs based on length of residency in rural community.. NGA Coordinating Resources to Grow more efficiently: The Massachusetts Approach, www.nga.org Description: From increased demands on MA economic structure the MA approach developed. Penn State Extension -CAS Biodiversity: Our Living World, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Interconnectedness of all living things, including land and resources. Penn State Extension Calculating a cost of community services ratio for your PA community, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Land Use as it relates to the cost of providing services through tax/non-tax revenues.. Penn State Extension Economic & Community Development Resources for Citizens & Local Officials, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Highlights variety of PSCE economic & community development educational programs and resources... Penn State Extension Community conflicts over Agriculture, Land Use and Natural Resources, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Collaborative approaches to resolving conflict.. Penn State Extension Fiscal Impacts of Different Land Uses- The PA experience, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Identifying the impact of land use affects taxes and quality of life. Penn State Extension Food System Planning: A guide for county and municipal planners, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Research assessment of involvement of planners in food system planning. Penn State Extension From the Woods: Watersheds, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: PA's Water cycle and how forests protect the quality of the water... Penn State Extension -CAS Land Use Planning in PA - Inventory - #1, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Comprehensive study of municipal/county planning and land use regulations. Penn State Extension -CAS Land Use Planning - Municipal Commissions #2, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: The role of municipal commissions in land use regulation. Penn State Extension -CAS Land Use Plan - County Planning Agencies #3, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Role of county planners in land use decisions. Penn State Extension -CAS Land Use Plan - Comprehensive Plan #4, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Comprehensive plan - most important tool for land use planning and local governance. Penn State Extension -CAS Land Use Plan - Zoning #5, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: How zoning regulations control different uses of land in community. Penn State Extension -CAS Land Use Plan - Subdivision and Land Development Regulations #6, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Subdivision & land develoment ordinances--most common form of land use regulation. Penn State Extension -CAS Land Use Plan - Training Local Govt Officials, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Why training for local officials is imperative. Penn State Extension -CAS Land Use Plan - Barriers to Effective Planning #8, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: What are the barriers to effective land use planning. Penn State Extension -CAS Land Use Plan - Collaboration & Communiction #9, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: How much collaboration and communication occurs in land use planning. Penn State Extension -CAS Land Use Plan - How effective is land use planning in PA? #10, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: How effective is the land use planning process in PA?. Penn State Extension -CAS Local Taxes and our Community #2, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Overview of community's population and use of services in relation to the tax base. Penn State Extension -CAS Managing your restored Wetland, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Where and How wetland restoration is possible; ecological concepts etc. Penn State Extension -CAS PA Wildlife #16:Riparian Buffers for Wildlife, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Creating riparian buffers for wildlife while protecting our water quality. Penn State Extension -CAS PA Wildlife #1: Wildlife-Habitat Relationships, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Most important wildlife-habitat relationships and management techniques . Penn State Extension -CAS Sustainable Community Development: Quality of life in PA, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Views and hopes for the future of PA community members. Penn State Extension -CAS Sustainable Development: Non-farm attitudes, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Southeastern PA - growth and attitudes toward farming. Penn State Extension -CAS Costs and Revenues of Residential Development: A workbook for citizens, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Conduct an economic analysis of proposed residential development in your community. Penn State Extension -CAS Understanding School Tax change Under Act 50, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Understanding the context of Act 50.what is it, what will it do.. Penn State Extension -CAS Valuing PA's Water Resources, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: All issues about water in PA.its value, use and management . Penn State Extension -CAS Water Quality Research in the CAS, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Importance of water quality research in effective policy making. Penn State Extension -CAS Cleaner Water for PA, paimpact.cas.psu.edu Description: Different facets of water pollution management... EPA State Brownfields & Voluntary Response Program: Introduction/Exec Summary, www.epa.gov Description: Comprehensive update on [individual] States compliance and programs. EPA State Brownfields & Voluntary Response Program:Region 1, www.epa.gov Description: Region 1: CT; ME; MA; NH; RI; VT. EPA State Brownfields & Voluntary Response Program:Region 2, www.epa.gov Description: Region 2: NJ and NY. EPA State Brownfields & Voluntary Response Program:Region 3, www.epa.gov Description: Region 3: DE; DC; MD; PA; VA; WVA. EPA State Brownfields & Voluntary Response Program: Conclusion, www.epa.gov Description: Conclusion. EPA State Brownfields & Voluntary Response Program: Appendix A - State Changes, www.epa.gov Description: Appendix A: States Changes as result of brownfield laws. EPA Brownfields Federal Program Guide, www.epa.gov Description: Comprehensive look at costs of brownfields, what is being done with federal assistance; programs available. EPA Threats to Wetlands, www.epa.gov Description: Status of our wetland, what is adversely affecting them... EPA Functions & Values of Wetlands, www.epa.gov Description: Brief summary of wetland value and purpose . EPA Wetlands Overview, www.epa.gov Description: What do they do, and how can we save them... EPA Wetland Monitoring & Assessment, www.epa.gov Description: Wetlandslink between water and land.benefits. EPA Sustainable Communities, www.epa.gov Description: Putting wetlands to work in the watershed. EPA Wetlands Protection: Partnering with Land Trusts, www.epa.gov Description: Why partner with a Land Trust. West VA Extension Watershed approach to Acid Mine Drainage Abatement, www.wvu.edu Description: Acid Mine Drainage has become a major problem.. WV DEP Water Resource Protection Act, www.wvdep.org Description: Power Point: Survey of lge water users; registration; Final report. WV DEP State of the Environment - WVA , www.dep.state.wv.us Description: Report describing environmental quality of Air, Water, Land . WV DEP Preserving our Wetlands, www.dep.state.wv.us Description: Enviro-fact sheet: Small but vital part of our environment... WV DEP Urban Runoff, www.dep.state.wv.us Description: Enviro-fact sheet: What happens to rain/snow that falls.. UM Extension Water, Water wells, & water contamination, www.agnr.umd.edu Description: Understanding the cycle of water... MD Center for Agro-Ecology Public understanding/support needed to protect Eastern Shore Way of Life, agroecology.widgetworks.com Description: PR: Eastern shore facing 3 challenges to protect land. MD Center for Agro-Ecology 2004 Year in Review -Preserving MD's working landscapes, agroecology.widgetworks.com Description: Highlights ways Agro-Ecology center helps state find balance. MD Center for Agro-Ecology The Downzoning Effect, agroecology.widgetworks.com Description: Lower density of residential development.merits of land preservation collide w/market forces. MD Center for Agro-Ecology County working lands conservation workshop, agroecology.widgetworks.com Description: Preserving working landscapes; downzoning and conservation easements... MD Center for Agro-Ecology Impediments to donation of conservation easements, agroecology.widgetworks.com Description: What barriers exist to easements; strengthen the use of donation as land use tool. MD Center for Agro-Ecology Critical Mass of Agricultural Land Report, agroecology.widgetworks.com Description: Report: Agricultural trends, urban pressure... 1000 Friends of MD Barriers to Environmental Design in MD, www.farmlandinfo.org Description: Removing roadblocks to environmental design, fostering environmentally responsible decisions. 1000 Friends of MD Smart Growth: How is your county doing? Baltimore Region, www.farmlandinfo.org Description: How county policies help and hinder Smart Growth . 1000 Friends of MD Smart Growth: How is your county doing? Upper Eastern Shore, www.farmlandinfo.org Description: How county policies help and hinder Smart Growth . Chesapeake Bay Program Population estimates within Chesapeake Bay Watershed, www.chesapeakebay.net Description: Population estimates & projections of states & counties in CB watershed. Chesapeake Bay Program Chesapeake Bay Agreement, www.chesapeakebay.net Description: Overview of goals & priority commitments for living resources; water quality; development; governance et al. Chesapeake Bay Program DID YOU KNOW? Facts about the Chesapeake Bay, www.chesapeakebay.net Description: Numerous facts and features of the Chesapeake Bay. Chesapeake Bay Program Chesapeake Bay: How is it doing?, www.chesapeakebay.net Description: In depth power point on the state of the Chesapeake Bay. Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Exec Council sets up watershed financing authority, www.bayjournal.com Description: Bay cleanup leaders took first step toward a watershed wide authority... Penn State Extension The Joy of Farm Watching: A Roadside Guide to Pennsylvania Agriculture, pubs.cas.psu.edu Description: Guide: Helps people identify crops, farm machinery, buildings that they don't recognize.
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