Titles of interest to officials and citizens.
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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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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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The Abundant Community reveals the invisible but immense impact that consumerism has had on the fabric of our families and communities, and recommends how we can create richer, more fulfilling lives and break our dependency on the consumer economy.
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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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An engaging look at why we drive the way we do and what it says about us.
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Randall Arendt's work has shaped a generation of planners, designers, and landscape architects. In Envisioning Better Communities, he brings his insights to a broader public, with a profusely illustrated demonstration of how local officials, planning commissioners, and everyday citizens can work to make their communities more attractive, more habitable, and more sustainable.
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In America's car-dominated landscape, public transit has long played second fiddle, but rising gasoline prices and the global warming crisis point to a need for alternative means of transportation. Darrin Nordahl sets the stage for these efforts by proposing that the experience of public transit and the quality of the ride are pivotal to the success of public transit.
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The goal of this book, the second in a series, is to inform policymakers, practitioners, and scholars about the effectiveness of select policy approaches, reforms, and experiments in addressing key social and economic problems facing cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas.
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Based on recent research, this timely study analyzes projects and policies that might reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lessen the impact of automobiles on the environment.
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The wave of foreclosures that began to sweep the nation has had radical economic effects. But the force, ramifications, and implications for communities across America have never been spelled out as clearly and thoroughly as they are in Foreclosing the Dream.
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At present, there are roughly a billion cars in the world. Yet within twenty years, the number will double to 2 billion, largely a consequence of China's and India's explosive growth. Given that greenhouse gases are already creating havoc with our climate and that violent conflict in unstable oil-rich nations is on the rise, does this mean that matters will only get worse, or are there hopeful signs that effective, realistic solutions can be found?
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The goal of this book, the first in a series, is to bring policymakers, practitioners, and scholars up to speed on the state of knowledge on various aspects of urban and regional policy.
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The environmental lessons that New York and other dense cities offer are not necessarily easy to apply--and, even to city dwellers, they can often be difficult to discern--but the most important of them can be summarized simply:
Live smaller:
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Does your community struggle with parking? Alternatives to traditional one-size-fits-all minimum parking requirements are growing in use. This packet provides sample articles, reports, and ordinances on a range of parking strategies including shared parking, in-lieu fees, green design, and special reductions or exceptions.
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This report presents fresh best practices and visionary ideas for restructuring transport networks.
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Block by Block is a far-ranging collection of essays about Jane Jacobs from an impressive group of writers and cultural critics including Marshall Berman, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Gopnik, Paul Goldberger, Tama Janowitz, Ben Katchor, Phillip Lopate, Luc Sante, Bill "Reverend Billy" Talen, Colson Whitehead, and Tom Wolfe.
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This comprehensive update on impact fees shows you how to expand the underlying proportionate-share methodology to many more applications.
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A discussion of religion, land use, and property rights.
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APA's popular primer for citizens is a 21st-century guide for anyone who wants to make his or her community a better place.
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The ultimate manual for creating traffic-calming programs.
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