This workbook is designed to give practical guidance to local government officials on the need for, and benefits of, increased citizen participation.

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Block suggests six kinds of conversation that can help you convene participatory processes to build a real sense of community, as well as design processes that foster a sense of belonging.

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A layman's guide to zoning written by one of the country's foremost land-use attorneys

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Experienced forum managers from the nonprofit Wilder Foundation show how to get the most out of community forums, a valuable tool for engaging and educating the public.

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How can you collect the valuable information you need to improve your organization without experience or great expense? Focus groups are a proven technique. Here's everything you need to make it work for you.

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Susskind and Field outline six key steps to help business and government leaders negotiate with, rather than battle, their critics.

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Hear an expert discussion of how to use accurate, clear, and well-designed graphics to communicate planning concepts to the public and other nonplanners.

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Do your public meetings feel like a three-ring circus? This book explains how to be the ringmaster instead of the clown.

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Web-based citizen participation tools can streamline tasks such as permitting, provide in-depth information on plans, and expand visioning exercises. This report explains how planning departments can use these tools.

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This is everything you need for useful world geographic information in a reference guide and software. You can load geographic data from the companion CD and directly off the Internet to create maps and documents.

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A book for planning practitioners, planning commissioners, and students that leads you step by step through the complex process of preparing urban plans.

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Need to conduct a survey but don't have the resources to hire a professional? Then you need this book.

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Learn how to evaluate maps critically and read the entertaining examples of the misuse of maps in situations from zoning disputes to census reports. Monmonier's coverage ranges from deliberate oversimplification to the misleading use of color.

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Help shape your community's future by participating in community planning. Define local assets and problems and set goals and strategies to affect the changes you want.

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Use the power and excitement of video to encourage residents to convene publicly to discuss the issues and opportunities facing their community and to consider choices to shape their future.

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CD-ROM Training Package: Learn to create presentations that explain technical information clearly.

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A perfect book for both planners in the trenches and as a text or a wide variety of planning and public administration courses. It's filled with practical anecdotes and a folksy wisdom that keeps you reading to the end.

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Plan Graphics will stimulate creative thinking by exposing designers to the work of other professionals with a variety of backgrounds and work styles. Includes detailed information about materials and techniques used to prepare each illustration.

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The Planner's Use of Information offers a range of methods for solving many kinds of information problems in myriad situations. It's an invaluable day-to-day resource for practicing planners and an ideal classroom text for courses in planning communication.

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The definitive guide to principles and techniques used by planners, designers, and their partners in community building.

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