The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Land Use Toolbox
New York - Agriculture & Rural Change
links
Cornell
University
CaRDI
: Community & Rural Development Institute,
http://www.cardi.cornell.edu
Description: The Cornell Community and Rural Development Institute (CaRDI) works to strengthen and support New York's local communities and citizens. CaRDI and the Cornell Local Government Program serve as a point of entry to Cornell University's resources and expertise in community development and local governance, and provides outreach to community leaders, educators, elected officials and citizens interested in the vitality of their communities.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell
University
Community,
Food and Agriculture Program,
http://media.cce.cornell.edu/hosts/agfoodcommunity/afs_ld.cfm
Description: The mission of the Community, Food, and Agriculture Program is to support Agriculture and Food Systems-based Community Development in New York and the Northeast through integrated and multi-disciplinary teaching, research, and extension programs.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell
University
Department
of Applied Economics and Management Outreach Programs,
http://aem.cornell.edu/outreach/programs.htm
Description: Faculty in the Department of Applied Economics and Management (AEM) embrace a tradition of engaging contemporary economic and social issues and, as a result, they have developed a strong reputation and commitment to outreach and public service.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell
University
Extension
Forestry Program,
http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/forestrypage/index.htm
Description: The goal of the Extension Forestry program is to provide leadership statewide for educational, research-based programs that address the stewardship and sustainable production needs associated with the management of private, nonindustrial forest land. Programs are directed toward the needs of nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) landowners. Audiences include primarily NIPF owners, including maple producers, and also professional foresters, loggers, and youth.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell
University
Geospatial
Data Information Repository,
http://cugir.mannlib.cornell.edu/
Description: CUGIR is an active online repository in the National Spatial Data Clearinghouse program. CUGIR provides geospatial data and metadata for New York State, with special emphasis on those natural features relevant to agriculture, ecology, natural resources, and human-environment interactions.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Historic Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell
University
Policy
Issues in Rural Land Use,http://www.aem.cornell.edu/outreach/piirlu/piirluhme.htm
Description: Links to policy issues related to rural land use.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell
University
Small
Farms Program,
http://media.cce.cornell.edu/hosts/agfoodcommunity/afs_temp1.cfm?topicID=67
Description: The purpose of this web site is to provide easy access to information for small-scale farmers and those who work with them.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New York
American
Farmland Trust
American
Farmland Trust Northeast Regional Office: New York,
http://www.farmland.org/northeast/newyork.htm
Description: Since their founding in 1980, American Farmland Trust has helped win permanent protection for over a million acres of American farmland. They have three strategies for saving America's farmland: protect the best land through publicly funded agricultural conservation easement programs; plan for growth with agriculture in mind through effective community planning and growth management; and keep the land healthy for farmland through encouraging stewardship and conservation practices.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New York
Department
of Agriculture and Markets
Agriculture
and Farmland Protection Programs: Local Stakeholder Views,
http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/acaroundtablereport.pdf
Description:
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets conducted a series
of six regional round tables on Agriculture and Farmland Protection between
May and September, 2003. The purpose of these round tables was to obtain
informed stakeholder views on the current portfolio of State programs
designed to promote the agricultural industry and maintain the agricultural
land base, and to obtain suggestions for other measures that might be
undertaken to accomplish these objectives.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New York
Department
of Agriculture and Markets
Division
of Agricultural Protection and Development Services,
http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/AP/APHome.html
Description:
The mission of the Division of Agricultural Protection and Development
Services is to protect and strengthen the viability of New York's food
and agricultural industry. The food and agricultural industry in New York
is a composite of several industries including production agriculture,
the provision of inputs to farmers, food processing and manufacturing,
and food and commodity distribution and marketing.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: New York
Department
of Agriculture and Markets
New
York State Soil and Water Conservation Committee,
http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/soilwater/homepane.html
Description:
The mission of the New York State Soil and Water Conservation Committee
is to develop and oversee implementation of an effective soil and water
conservation and agricultural nonpoint source water quality program for
the State of New York that is implemented primarily through county Soil
and Water Conservation Districts.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York
Department
of Environmental Conservation
Division
of Lands and Forests,
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dlf/index.html
Description:
The Division of Lands and Forests manages public lands in New York State
and provides leadership in forestry and forest management. The Department
of Environmental Conservation cares for about four million acres of state
owned land or 13 percent of the land area of New York State. This includes
the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves, State Forests, Unique Areas
and the State Nature and Historical Preserve. The Division of Lands and
Forests is responsible for the management, protection and recreational
use of these lands, the care of the people who use these lands and the
acquisition of additional lands to conserve unique and significant resources.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New York
Division
of Administrative Rules
NY
Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations,
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/oiswww.html
Description:
Directions on how to get ahold of this 82 volume loose-leaf publication
containing all rules and regulations adopted by state agencies, miscellaneous
boards and authorities and the Judiciary. The NYCRR and supplementation
of new and amended pages is available from Lawyers Cooperative Publishing,
a member of the West Group, at 1-800-344-5009 and is currently not available
online.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York
Economic
Research Service - USDA
New
York State Fact Sheet from USDA/ERS,
http://www.ers.usda.gov/statefacts/NY.htm
Description:
State fact sheets provide information on population, employment, income,
farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for each state in
the United States.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change
Jurisdiction: New York
Farm
Service Agency - USDA
Farm
Service Agency,
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/ny
Description:
Stabilizing farm income, helping farmers conserve land and water resources,
providing credit to new or disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and helping
farm operations recover from the effects of disaster are the missions
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA).
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York
Farm
Service Agency - USDA
New
York City Enhancement Program,
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/publications/facts/html/nycrep.htm
Description:
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a voluntary program for agricultural
landowners. Through CRP, you can receive annual rental payments and cost-share
assistance to establish long-term, resource conserving covers on eligible
farmland.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York
Farm
Service Agency - USDA
Skaneateles
Lake, NY, Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program,
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/publications/facts/html/crepskny01.htm
Description:
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a voluntary program for agricultural
landowners. Through CRP, you can receive annual rental payments and cost-share
assistance to establish long-term, resource conserving covers on eligible
farmland.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York
Growing
New Farmers Initiative
Growing
New Farmers Initiative,
http://gnf.bigmindcatalyst.com/cgi/bmc2.pl?page=pubpg1.html&node=1010
Description:
The Growing New Farmers (GNF) Project is a regional initiative to provide
future generations of Northeast farmers with the support and expertise
they need to succeed. GNF brings together service providers from across
the Northeast who are committed to working with and advocating for new
and beginning farmers.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
Harvard
University
Harvard
Forest,
http://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/index.html
Description:
Since 1907 research and education have been the mission of the Harvard
Forest, one of the oldest and most intensively studied forests in North
America. From a center comprised of 3000 acres of land, research facilities,
and the Fisher Museum the scientists, students, and collaborators at the
Forest explore topics ranging from conservation and environmental change
to land-use history and the ways in which physical, biological and human
systems interact to change our earth.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Legislative
Commission on Rural Resources
Rural
Futures,
http://www.senatorwinner.com/senate_update.asp?id=743
Description:
The newsletter of the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York
Legislative
Commission on Rural Resources
Socioeconomic
Trends in New York State:
1940-1990,
http://www.senate.state.ny.us/Docs/rur1950.pdf
Description:
A one-of-a-kind presentation of statistical data over four decades, the
following 22 line graphs and 62 county summary tables illuminate and compare
trends in demography, employment and industrial mix, socio-economic attainment
and personal and social well-being trends for counties in New York State.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change
Jurisdiction: New York
Natural
Resource Conservation Service - USDA
New
York NRCS,
http://www.ny.nrcs.usda.gov/
Description:
NRCS soil conservationists, soil scientists, agronomists, ecologists,
engineers, planners, and other specialists promote land stewardship by
providing technical assistance through teams to address surface and groundwater
quality; wetlands, riparian areas, and biodiversity; aquatic and terrestrial
habitat; and impacts of landuse changes. NRCS teams work on all of a state's
landscapes: agricultural, wetlands and riparian areas, suburban, rural,
urban centers, and forested.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York
New
England Small Farm Institute
New
England Small Farm Institute,
http://www.smallfarm.org/
Description:
A private non-profit organization supporting beginning farmers and sustainable
small scale agriculture throughout New England.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
New
York Farm Bureau
New
York Farm Bureau,
http://www.nyfb.org/#
Description:
Farm Bureau is a non-governmental, volunteer organization financed and
controlled by families for the purpose of solving economic and public
policy issues challenging the agriculture industry. Farm Bureau's "grass
roots" policy development process continues to ensure that the organization
represents the majority position of its membership. Policy development
begins at the county level with problem identification and culminates
at the New York Farm Bureau Annual Meeting with a resolution addressing
the issues.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation
Jurisdiction: New York
New
York Farm Link
New
York Farm Link,
http://www.nyfarmlink.org/
Description:
The NY FarmLink Program will improve the process and effectiveness of
farm transfers by providing farmers with essential networking, consulting,
and educational support.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New York
New
York State Agricultural Society
New
York State Agricultural Society,
http://www.nysagsociety.org/
Description:
Organized in 1832 to foster, promote and improve the New York State food
and agriculture industry. The Society's original mission, to improve the
condition of agriculture through education, leadership development and
recognition programs, remains its focus today.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change
Jurisdiction: New York
New
York State GIS Clearinghouse
NYS
GIs Clearinghouse,
http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/
Description:
The New York State Geographic Information Systems Clearinghouse, operated
by the New York State Office of Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure
Coordination, was established to disseminate information about New York's
Statewide GIs Coordination Program and to provide access to the New York
State GIs Metadata and Data Repository.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: New York
New
York State Rural Housing Coalition
NYS
Rural Housing Coalition,
http://www.ruralhousing.org/
Description:
The New York State Rural Housing Coalition, Inc. was formed in 1979 as
a nonprofit corporation. Supported by more than 200 member organizations,
the Coalition is committed to providing safe, affordable housing for low-
and moderate-income rural New Yorkers.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing
Jurisdiction: New York
New
York State Unified Court System
Court
Decisions,
http://www.nycourts.gov/decisions/index.shtml
Description:
The Courts in New York State are responsible for handling an ever-increasing
number of cases from litigants seeking relief in a wide variety of matters.
During the year 2002, the New York Courts issued over 3,500,000 decisions.
Many of the New York State Court System's decisions are available online.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York
Northeast
Center for Risk Management Education
Northeast
Center for Risk Management Education,
http://www.necrme.org/
Description:
The goal of the Northeast Center for Risk Management Education is to assist
and educate agricultural producers and their families from the Northeast
region. As a regional resource, the Center provides risk management education
leadership and coordination, establishing priorities for RME programs
and conducting a competitive grants program to respond to these priorities.
The Center also works to enhance collaboration and partnering within the
region, and disseminates information regarding risk management activities
occurring throughout the Northeast.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
Northeast-Midwest
Institute
Northeast-Midwest
Institute,
http://www.nemw.org
Description:
The Northeast-Midwest Institute is a Washington-based, private, nonprofit,
and non-partisan research organization dedicated to economic vitality,
environmental quality, and regional equity for Northeast and Midwest states.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Northeast
Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
Northeast
Sustainable Agriculture Working Group,
http://www.smallfarm.org/nesawg/index.php
Description:
The Purpose of the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG)
is to build a sustainable food and agriculture system... one that is environmentally
sound, economically viable, socially just and produces safe, nutritious
food.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
Norwalk
River Watershed Initiative
Norwalk
River Watershed Initiative,
http://www.norwalkriverwatershed.org/
Description:
The Norwalk River Watershed Initiative (NRWI or Initiative) is a partnership
among federal and state agencies, watershed towns, local groups, and residents
to address local water quality and resource protection problems and opportunities
in the Norwalk River Watershed.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, New York
Open
Space Institute
Northern
Forest Protection Fund,
http://www.osiny.org/northernforest/
Description:
The Northern Forest Protection Fund is a grant and loan making program
established by the Open Space Conservancy, an affiliate of the Open Space
Institute, Inc., in 2000 to support the purchase of critical forestlands
in the Northern Forest region. The Fund's goal is to support the permanent
protection of significant Northern Forest landscapes in order to promote
sustainable forestry, protect ecosystems, and secure opportunities for
public recreation.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont
Saratoga
Farms
Bacon
Hill Farms Beckon,
http://www.saratogafarms.com/HomePage1.html
Description:
In 1998, the Saratoga County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board
received a grant from the Rural New York Grant Program to develop a scenic
tour of the Bacon Hill hamlet in Northumberland. The area, rich in agricultural
heritage and scenic beauty, is adjacent to two well-known tourist destinations:
the Saratoga National Historical Park and the Champlain Canal. The culmination
of this grant is "Bacon Hill Beckons," an online driving tour
of Bacon Hill farms.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation
Jurisdiction: New York
Sustainable
Agriculture Research and Education Program
Northeast
Region SARE,
http://www.uvm.edu/~nesare/index.html
Description:
SARE supports research and education that helps build the future economic
viability of agriculture in the United States.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
University
of Maryland
Mid-Atlantic
RESAC,
http://www.geog.umd.edu/resac/
Description:
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Earth Science Applications Center (RESAC) is
one of 7 regional centers funded by NASA's Earth Science Applications
Program. The Mid-Atlantic RESAC leverages the UMD Geography Department's
expertise in satellite remote sensing and the work of a diverse consortium
of 36 partners in Government, Academia, Industry and NGOs to address applications
of regional significance.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
USDA
Forest Service
Northeastern
Area State and Private Forestry,
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/
Description:
The mission of the USDA Forest Service Northeastern Area is to lead and
help support sustainable forest management and use across the landscape
to provide benefits for the people of the 20 Northeastern and Midwestern
States and the District of Columbia.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
USDA
Rural Development
NY
Rural Development,
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/NY/
Description: USDA Rural Development's goal is to help all rural New Yorkers improve their quality of life. We do this by offering a variety of programs to assist rural leaders, business owners and citizens address important issues their community is facing.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Housing, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York
Watershed
Agricultural Council
Watershed
Agricultural Council,
http://www.nycwatershed.org/
Description: The Watershed Agricultural Council is a nonprofit organization funded by New York City, federal and other sources. Its mission is to assist the agriculture and forestry communities in the New York City watershed to adopt best management practices for water quality protection and economic viability.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Comprehensive economic development strategy, www.stcplanning.org/
Description: Regional Community Development Plan--Executive Summary.
Topics: land preservation, ag&rural change, planning&zoning, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
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.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Rural Design workbook - introduction, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Explains audience and goals of rural design workbook; explains each chapter & appendices.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Rural Design workbook - Ch 1-, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Why do we need better design?.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, healthy communities, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Rural Design Workbook - Ch 2, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Conservation Design Method - how to design site with conservation in mind.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, healthy communities, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Rural Design Wkbk -Ch 3, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Programs and Incentives - types of govt & agency programs and what they do.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Rural Design Wkbk -Ch 3 PartB, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Potential measure to promote conservation planning and good design.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Rural Design Wkbk Ch 4, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Good design overview - real case studies.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, historic preservation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Rural Design Wkbk Ch5, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Good Design - Stuart Site 120acre hilltop site.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, healthy communities, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Rural Design Wkbk Ch 10, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Good Design - Clarke site - 600 acre bicentennial farm.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, housing, healthy communities, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Intro to chapters 12-13, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Properties in Watershed areas.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, ag&rural change, housing, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Rural Design Wkbk Ch 12, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Good Design - Janiak site - 273 acres in watershed area .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, ag&rural change, housing, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Rural Design Wkbk Ch 13, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Good Design - Rautine site -240 acres watershed.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, ag&rural change, housing, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Intro to chapters 14-15, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Agriculture & open space conservation .
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation: water, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Rural Design Wkbk Ch 14, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Good Design- Powers site -350A dairy farm.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Rural Design Wkbk Ch 15, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Good Design - Slade site -800A dairy farm.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Appendix A - History of Rural Design Wkbk, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Brief history of how the rural design workbook came about.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Appendix A - continued pg 3-4, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Continuation of explanation of rural design wkbk.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Appendix C - Better site design, www.stcplanning.org
Description: Handbook for changing development rules in your community.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
NYMIR
Comprehensive Planning Tutorial, www.NYMIR.org
Description: The basics of comprehensive planning and legal effectsf.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, housing, healthy communities, transportation, water, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
NYMIR
Comprehensive Zoning Tutorial, www.NYMIR.org
Description: The basics of zoning.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, housing, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
NYMIR - Pace University Law Center
Universal Glossary of Land use terminology, www.NYMIR.org
Description: Comprehensive glossary of land use terms and phrases.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
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.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change, housing
Jurisdiction: New York
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.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning: historic preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, housing, ag&rural change, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Ag Visioning Pilot Project Rept summary, www.cardi.cornell.edu
Description: What agriculture provides in the non-farming community.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Small business education & leadership development, www.cdtoolbox.org/community_planning
Description: Importance of small business; and the changing trends.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, water, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Cornell Coop Extension
Cultural Diversity in Rural communities, www.cdtoolbox.org/community_planning
Description: Intercultural programs; oral history; racial equality.
Topics: historic preservation, housing, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
CaRDI
Smart Growth -more choices-better places, www.cardi.cornell.edu
Description: Power Point presentation- Smart growth principles and trends.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, ag&rural change, water, housing, healthy communities
Jurisdiction: New York
National Governors Assn
Brownfields Projects to improve public health, www.nga.org
Description: Benefits in health as well as improved active living.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, water, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Massachussetts
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.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, historic preservation, healthy communities, transportation, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
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.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, housing, water, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
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.
Topics: land preservation, fiscal impact/taxation, planning&zoning, housing, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
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.
Topics: land preservation, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, transportation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
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.
Topics: land preservation, housing, planning&zoning, transportation, fiscal impact/taxation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York
Fannie Mae Foundation
New York Housing Coalitions at Work, www.fanniemaefoundation.org
Description: Building Bridges to put housing first in NY City.
Topics: land preservation, housing, planning&zoning, fiscal impact/taxation, historic preservation, healthy communities, ag&rural change
Jurisdiction: New York