Preserving and enhancing communities : a guide for citizens, planners, and policymakers / edited by Elisabeth M. Hamin, Priscilla Geigis, and Linda Silka.

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Publisher:

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press,

Publication Date:

2007

ISBN:

9781558495647

9781558495630

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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

Content Type:

text

Carrier Type:

volume

Added Author:

Hamin, Elisabeth M., 1961-

Silka, Linda.

Geigis, Priscilla.

Language:

English

Subject:

City planning.