Description
Whether your town's issue is industrial decline or population growth, the second edition of this book offers useful advice on how to cope. The practical tools described in this popular guide are sensitive to local character and the reality of limited financial and personnel resources. The authors explain how to develop a comprehensive town plan, draft and apply land-use regulations, and craft a capital improvements program. They also investigate new areas such as economic development, small town design, and strategic planning.
Graphs and figures elucidate the text, which is written in a clear, understandable manner. A great resouce on a topic that is more timely than ever.
Table of Contents
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Preface
Planning in small towns: an overview
Part one: Creating a Town Plan
1. Why plan?
2. The planning process and the miniplan
3. The planning commission
4. Determining community goals and objectives
5. Information and resources for the miniplan
6. Community profile, geography, and history
7. Population estimates for the miniplan
8. Economic data for the small community
9. Housing
10. Land use
11. Community resources and public facilities
12. Natural environment and community preservation and restoration
13. Transportation and circulation
14. Printing and publication of the miniplan
15. Miniplan: procedure, information, and management
Part two: Putting the Town Plan Into Action
16. The zoning ordinance
17. Subdivision regulations
18. The capital improvements program
19. Other local land use regulations
20. Putting the town plan into action
21. The design and appearance of small towns
22. Economic development in small towns: making it happen
23. Strategic planning for the future of small towns
Appendix: Economic development contacts and resources for small towns
Glossary
Bibliography
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