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Best Practices for Planning and Zoning
- Compact Design
- Conservation Subdivision: Design Phase – Patch Size and Shape of Conserved Open Spaces
- Designing America’s Wildlife Highway: Montana’s U.S. Highway 93
- Fostering Distinctive, Attractive Communities with a Strong Sense of Place
- Land Use in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth
- Modeling Downtown Parking Requirements with Planning Support Systems in Sheridan, Wyoming
- The Advantages and Disadvantages of Cluster/Conservation Development
Public Participation in Planning
- Charrette Use in the Planning Process
- The Wexford County Example
- Using Focus Groups for Community Development
- Visual Preference Survey
Zoning and Land Use Regulation
- Accessory Uses in Zoning
- Conflicts of Interest in Land Use Decision-Making
- Conservation Subdivisions – An Alternative to Western Ranchettes
- Due Process Considerations in Zoning
- Elements of a Comprehensive Plan
- Ex parte Contacts
- Legislative vs. Quasi-judicial decisions
- Nonconforming Uses, aka “Grandfathered Uses” in Zoning
- Permitted Uses, aka “Use by Right”
- The Purpose of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan
- Zoning Board of Adjustment: Roles and Responsibilities
- Building for Birds Online Tool
- Current Issues Related to the Sustainability of the Built Environment
- How Close Must Food be Grown to Be Considered “Local”?
- Placemaking: A Tool for Rural and Urban Communities
- To Frack or Not to Frack is Difficult to Decide
- Urban Forests: Benefits Outweigh the Costs
- What are the Differences between Mobility, Accessibility, and Connectivity in Transportation Planning?