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Practical guidance on current issues and best practices from the experts at APA's Planning Advisory Service.

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Planning and Drought (PAS 574)  

Most natural disasters hit hard and fast. Droughts steal in, one cloudless day after another, often catching communities unprepared. Is your community at risk?

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Working with Planning Consultants (PAS 573)  

Few planning officials go through the process of hiring a consultant often enough to feel confident in in the process. The author maps out a path from the decision to hire a consultant to the victory lap at its successful completion.

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Planning for the Deceased (PAS 572)  

Can better cemeteries make better communities? As the baby boom generation ages, demand for interment is inevitably rising. The way planners respond will have lasting impact on cities and towns.

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Green Infrastructure (PAS 571)  

This well-grounded report shows how green infrastructure cleans the air and water, replenishes aquifers, reduces flooding, and moderates the climate.

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The Rules That Shape Urban Form (PAS 570)  

This practical report looks at six ways cities have adopted form-based zoning tools and the results that followed.

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Planning and Broadband (PAS 569)  

In the digital age, local planners must make broadband infrastructure as commonplace as water, sewerage, and power systems, this report argues.

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Cities in Transition (PAS 568)  

Most urban planning tools are designed to manage growth. What happens when the process runs in reverse?

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Sustaining Places (PAS 567)  

How we plan for sustainability will define the 21st century. Get practical guidance on comprehensive planning for people, prosperity, and the planet.

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Planning for Wind Energy (PAS 566)  

Communities across the country want to put the wind to work. This practical primer shows how to make wind energy a powerful part of land-use planning.

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Assessing Sustainability (PAS 565)  

The term "sustainability" is so overused it means everything and nothing. This helpful report strips away the rhetoric to show how local communities can benchmark sustainability and make it a measurable goal.

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E-Government (PAS 564)  

This updated edition shows how today's technologies are making public planning more efficient, cost-effective, and engaging.

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Urban Agriculture (PAS 563)  

This PAS Report provides authoritative guidance for dealing with the implications of this cutting-edge practice that is changing our cities forever.

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Planners and Planes (PAS 562)  

The premise of this PAS Report is that airport planners and community planners must work together as partners during the development of planning processes.

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Fiscal Impact Analysis (PAS 561)  

Fiscal impact analysis is a critical tool for communities of all sizes. A well-prepared FIA can help a community understand the pros and cons of a proposed development and enable well-informed decision making.

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Hazard Mitigation (PAS 560)  

Hazard Mitigation: Integrating Best Practices into Planning, prepared by APA and supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), seeks to close the gap that often exists between hazard mitigation planning and other local planning and regulatory land-use processes.

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Complete Streets (PAS 559)  

Drawing on lessons learned from more than 30 communities around the country, this report provides insight into successful policy and implementation practices that have resulted in complete streets.

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Planning for a New Energy and Climate Future (PAS 558)  

Planners have an important role to play in helping communities meet energy needs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and adapt to a changing climate. While most planners recognize the significance of these issues, they are still working to translate these imperatives into on-the-ground plans, actions, and regulations.

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Transportation Infrastructure	(PAS 557)  

This report presents fresh best practices and visionary ideas for restructuring transport networks.

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Smart Codes (PAS 556)  

This report is a guide to the development of model smart growth ordinances.

List Price: $72.00

Planning the Urban Forest (PAS 555)  

This report explains how communities can develop urban forestry programs to capture the social and environmental benefits of trees.

List Price: $60.00

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