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Automobile | Budget | Comp Plan | Design | Ecology | Farmland | Growth Mgmt | Historic Preservation | Inclusionary | Justice | Knowledge | Land Subdivision | Maps | Neighborhood | Open Space | Public Health & Safety | Quiet | Regional Planning | Sustainable Development | Takings | Urban Sprawl | Vision | Water | X-rated Uses | Youth | Zoning

Noted planning historian Laurence C. Gerckens provides a lively & informative overview of 26 planning topics -- from Automobiles to Zoning -- with letter illustrations by Paul Hoffman. The Planning ABC's is printed in an attractive 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch format (52 pages) with a vellum cover. A great resource to have and share with others.


Land subdivision illustration; copyright Planning Comm'rs Journal

L is for Land Subdivision; M is for Mapping;
E is for Ecology; and R is for Regional Planning. Just 4 reduced size (and low resolution) views of the 26 letter illustrations by graphic artist Paul Hoffman.

Get a feel for the Planning ABC's: sample download of first five letter topics: Automobiles, Budget, Comprehensive Plans, Design, & Ecology (pdf file). File includes an order form. note: as published, the text & letters are on facing pages; the booklet is square, with dimensions: 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches.

Published by the Planning Commissioners Journal, October 2003.