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Issue #47: Summer 2002

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Moving Towards Sustainability in Planning and Zoning
by Sarah James read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Trends in human activity, both at global and local levels, are still headed in directions that are largely unsustainable. Yet a growing number of cities and towns are incorporating sustainable development principles in their planning and zoning efforts. Sarah James, co-author of the American Planning Association's Policy Guide on Planning for Sustainability, takes a look at ways in which some communities are starting to implement sustainable development principles.

Planning Snapshots, Part II
by the Editorial Staff of the Planning Commissioners Journal read excerpts from article order and download article

--- A series of short articles on planning challenges facing towns, cities, and counties across the country. In this issue: Amherst, Massachusetts; Cochise County, Arizona; Brunswick, Ohio; Long Lake, Minnesota; Bristol, Connecticut; New Smyrna Beach, Florida; Cedar Falls, Iowa; Concord, Massachusetts; Lynden, Washington; and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Think Like a Reporter
by David Essex read excerpts from article order and download article

--- Newspaper reporter and planning commissioner David Essex explains why it's important to know what's news and what isn't when dealing with the press.

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Planning ABCs
by Laurence C. Gerckens

--- Planning historian Larry Gerckens continues his alphabetic review of planning topics with: Knowledge, Land Subdivision, and Maps. Illustrations by Paul Hoffman. Note: The Planning ABCs series is available to order in its entirety.

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