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Planning: PL 14.1000 - Sustainable communities, green land planning, green development, environmentally responsible planning

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  1. "Returning to their roots: a look at how scalable agriculture can create more sustainable suburban communities," by Jamie Thomas and Colin Drukker. Urban Land Green, Spring 2009, p. 43 (s)
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  2. How "Green" is Your Mainstreet? MainStreet News, April 2009. Articles on how sustainability relates to main street and how to get started (s)
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  3. "Saving the world through zoning: the sustainable community development code comes to the rescue," by Chris Duerksen. Planning, January 2008, p.28-33 (s)
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  4. "The moral imperative for sustainable communities," by Randall Reid. Public Management, May 2009 (s)
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  5. "The Smart Transportation Guidebook: Planning and Designing Highways and Streets that Support Sustainable and Livable Communities," by Daniel A. Kueper. ITE Journal, September 2008
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  6. "Sustainable urban agriculture: with nearly half of the world's population living in urban areas, the logic of growing food in the city, close to the point of consumption, seems overwhelming," by Benjamin Linsley, Urban Land GREEN, Spring 2008, p. 52--55
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  7. "Greener cities: ten cities offer innovative sustainable strategies for reducing the impact of urban living on the global environment," by Ron Nyren. Urban Land GREEN, Spring 2008, p.40-44
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  8. "Greening codes: sometimes it's a balancing act," by Philip S. Wenz. Planning, June 2008, p. 12-16
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  9. "New urbanists step up their progress towards 'green' design," by Philip Langdon. New Urban News, January/February 2008, p. 1, 9, 10
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  10. "Bainbridge Island: Planning a Sustainable Future," Main Street News, November 2006, p. 13-15. Residents and city officials of this island Main Street community knew that physical limitations prevented sprawl but that smart growth and comprehensive planning were critical in building a sustainable community. The planning initiative spanned 13 months and worked with 125 appointed community stakeholders to identify elements of a master plan that manages progress
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    Jurisdiction: Bainbridge Island

  11. "Sustainable Seattle," by Andrea L. Dono. Main Street News, November 2006, p. 1-6. Named America's most livable large city, Seattle, employs a variety of sustainability strategies for creating a high quality of life. Find out what the city and nearby Washington Main Street districts have been doing to make historic preservation, revitalization, and civic involvement important keys to building sustainable communities
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    Jurisdiction: Seattle

  12. "Toward green urbanism: reimagining cities in collaboration with nature," by Stella Tarney and Ed McMahon. Urban Land, June 2005, p. 54-59
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  13. "The green way: green development needs to be an integrated effort, not a piecemeal activity involving tacked-on concepts and technologies," by William Browning. Urban Land, November/December 2002, p.78-99
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  14. "The greening big box: the impact of Wal-Mart's experimental - and sustainable - supercenters could have a major effect on the real estate industry and the environment," by Charles Lockwood. Urban Land, June 2006, pp. 94-98
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  15. "ULX green'hoods: true sustainability goes beyond green building techniques. These ten green urbanist neighborhoods serve as models," by Ron Nyren. Urban Land, June 2006, pp. 42-46
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  16. "Being green: high performance development across the board." Urban Land, June 2006
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  17. "Sustainability: the issue of our age and a concern for local government," By michael Willis. Public Management, August 2006, p. 8-12
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  18. "Sustainable development: a natural responsibilty," by Keith Steurer. Civil Engineering, December 1997
    Request this document | Document Date: 12/97

  19. "Sustainable development in the rural northwest: a status report," by Kirk Johnson. Community and the Environment, July 1997
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  20. "Sustainable planning: a primer," prepared by Madrona Planning & Development Services, Inc., September 1997, AWC Annual Conference 2000
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  21. "Sustainability: walking your talk," Northwest Environmental Review, Spring 1997, pp. 6-7
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  22. "Values-based planning: giving voice to what matters," by Ron Poitras. PAS Memo, February 2001
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  23. "Pathways: new regionalism, urban sustainability and smart growth," by Elizabeth Gearin. Southern California Studies Center, University of Southern California, 2000
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  24. "Sustainable infill: large scale developments are providing a new form and a new take on sustainability," by Douglas R. Porter, et al. Urban Land, May 2003
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  25. "Certifying neighborhoods: LEED-ND could have far-reaching effects on the development industry," by Sam Newberg. Urban Land, November/December 2005
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  26. "Outlook and trends: emerging trends and the challenges and barriers facing widespread adoption of green development," by Jenifer Seal Cramer and William D. Browning, GREENTech, Fall 2005, p. 58
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  27. "Outlook and trends: emerging trends and the challenges anfd barriers facing widespread adoption of green development," by Jenifer Seal Cramer and William D. Browning. GREENTech, Fall 2005
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  28. "State of the world: high performance building," by Huston Eubank. GREENTech, Fall 2005, 52
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  29. "Technology trends in high-performance buildings," by Alex Wilson." GREENTech, Fall 2005, p.46
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  30. "Better places to live: neighborhoods and communities are blending the best practices of yesterday, today and tomorrow," by Miriam Landman. GREENTech, Fall 2005, p. 40
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  31. "The promising economics of green development are creating new investment opportunities," by Gary Pivo. GREENTech, Fall 2005, p. 34
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  32. "Push and pull drivers: the market opportunity for developing high-performance buildings," by Brenna S. Walraven. GREENTech, Fall 2005, p. 28
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  1. Community Gardens
    Provides information about community garden programs and their relationship to healthy and susstainable communities.
  2. Smart Growth
    Smart growth is development that is environmentally sensitive, economically viable, community-oriented, and sustainable. It is an approach to land use planning that promotes compact, transit-oriented urban communities that are attractive and livable.