The Northeast Regional Center for Rural
Development Land Use Toolbox
Historic Preservation
topic files
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.
American Farmland Trust
Farmland protection toolbox, www.farmlandinfo.org
Description: Tools & techniques that state/local govt are using to protect farmland.
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
Environmental Good Samaritan Act, 164.156.71.80/VWRQ.asp
Description: Encouraging landowners to reclaim old mines without fear of liability.
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
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.
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
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
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
Farmland preservation- an estate planning tool, www.agnr.umd.edu
Description: Agricultural land preservation can help tax burden etc.
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
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 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
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
Cultural Diversity in Rural communities, www.cdtoolbox.org/community_planning
Description: Intercultural programs; oral history; racial equality.
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.
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.
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: 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 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.
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.
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.
USDA Forest Service
Assessing Forest Sustainability, www.na.fs.fed.us
Description: Are we managing the forests in a sustainable way, and what does the future hold.
USDA Forest Service
Forest Sustainability in NE United States, www.na.fs.fed.us
Description: Summary of environmental, social and economic resources of regions forests .
Western PA Conservancy
WPC Land use policies and guidelines, www.paconserve.or
Description: Specific guidelines for use of WPC lands.
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
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 infrastructure how 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
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
Easement Stewardship: Long term relationships, www.lta.org
Description: Overview of VT's stewardship plan for the long run.
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.
EPA
Alternatives to subsidizing edge development, www.epa.gov
Description: Strategies for preserving rural landscapes.
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?.
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
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
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.
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
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
Assessing land encumbered by conservation restrictions, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: How communities are assesing conservation restricted land.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 US tracking urban changes..
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 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 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 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
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
Traditional methods and new approaches to land valuation, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: Article: New approaches to valuating land.
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
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
Urban land as common property, www.lincolninst.edu
Description: Article: draw the line--public or private rights in land.
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
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
Fallacy of passive management:Managing for firesafe forest reserves, www.conbio.org
Description: Passive approach to forest management not necessarily sustainably healthy.
Conservation in Practice
Making collaboration work: case studies , www.conbio.org
Description: Lessons learned, assessment and problem solving for environmental management.
USDA
Collaborative community conservation, ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov
Description: Local participating in recognizing resource problems and opportunities.
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
Smart growth audit of zoning code and subdivision regulations, www.sgli.org
Description: Final report,analysis and proposed recommendations.
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.
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
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
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
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 .
Prevention Institute
The Built environment and health, www.preventioninstitute.org
Description: Explanation of project compililng program profiles of 7-10 case studies.
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 #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 #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
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
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.
National Assn Realtors
Public Opinion Strategies Survey - Affordable housing, www.realtor.org
Description: Survey of key findings from nationwide survey .
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.
Brookings Institute
Diagnosing Cities: Lessons from America, www.brookings.org
Description: Power Point: Delivering Sustainable Communities Summit.
Brookings Institute
One year later change is happening in PA, www.brookings.org
Description: The change in PA, and more to come ..
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
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
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
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?.
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
"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
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
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
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
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 case for multi-family housing, www.uli.org
Description: Report: Concerns of multi-family housing and advantages of its use w/factual data .
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
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.
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.
Better Homes and Gardens
American Homeowners wish list, www.bhg.com
Description: Article: What homeowners want .affordability and flexibility .
The Boston Globe
Voters face choice: land or houses?, www.boston.com
Description: Article: Town choosing to purchase the last piece of wilderness ..
Metro Institute at VA Tech
Urban Containment policies and housing prices, www.mi.vt.edu
Description: Paper: Examines current knowledge about housing price effects of urban containment boundaries.
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
New York Housing Coalitions at Work, www.fanniemaefoundation.org
Description: Building Bridges to put housing first in NY City.
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
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?.
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 releases how 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 .
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
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 - 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 - 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
Managing your restored Wetland, pubs.cas.psu.edu
Description: Where and How wetland restoration is possible; ecological concepts etc .
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 ...