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Comprehensive Planning Binder

 

Comprehensive Planning Binder: 
Reference Materials for Local Planning Committees

 

This educational binder is compiled by the Center for Land Use Education to assist local planning committees in Wisconsin with their comprehensive planning process. The following folders and files are included on the CD-ROM version:

""  Cover and Table of Contents

""      Binder cover
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      Binder spine label
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      Title page
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      Table of contents 1
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      Table of contents 2
""      Table of contents 3
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      Table of contents 4

""  General Information on Comprehensive Planning

""      Comprehensive Planning Fundamentals  

""      Preparing for the Comprehensive Planning Process

*      Required Elements of a Local Comprehensive Plan  

*      Key Points About Wisconsin's New Comprehensive Planning and "Smart Growth" Law

*      Using Visioning in a Comprehensive Planning Process

*      Comprehensive Planning and Smart Growth Law FAQS

*      Wisconsin Statute Chapter 66.1001

*      Village Powers for Town Boards

*      Resources - General Information

*      Glossary - General Information

 ""  Public Participation in Planning

*      Consensus Decision-Making Process

*      Facilitating Consensus       

*      Collaboration and Community Capacity

*      What We Mean by Working Together

*      Using public participation tools

*      Resources - Public Participation

*      Glossary - Public Participation

 ""  Housing

*      Building Our Future Chapter 5 Housing

The Small Town Planning Handbook, Chapter 9, Housing, APA Planners Press

*      Resources - Housing

*      Glossary - Housing

 ""  Transportation

*      Building Our Future Chapter 9 Transportation

*      Transportation in Rural America  --  local

The Small Town Planning Handbook, Chapter 13, Transportation, APA Planners Press

*      Resources - Transportation

*      Glossary - Transportation

 ""  Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources

*      Building Our Future Chapter 7 Natural Resources

*      Rain and Snow Factsheet

*      Impervious Surface Factsheet

*      Siting Rural Development Factsheet

*      Groundwater and Its Role in Comprehensive Planning

*      Rural Conservation Practices for Cleaner Water

*      Non-Timber Forest Products 1

*      Non-Timber Forest Products 2

The Small Town Planning Handbook, Chapter 12, Natural Environment, APA Planners Press

*      Resources - Natural Resources

*      Glossary - Natural Resources

 ""  Land Use

*      Gathering Waters Conservancy, Conservation Options Available to Landowners

*      Gathering Waters Conservancy, Land Trusts: Protecting and Preserving Wisconsin�s Resources

*      Gathering Waters Conservancy, Conservation Easements

*      Building Our Future Chapter 6 Land Use

*      Haines, Anna. (Spring 2002).  �Managing Rural Residential Development� in Land Use Tracker 1(4).

*      Haines, Anna. (Summer 2002). �An Innovative Tool for Managing Rural Residential Development:  A Look at Conservation Subdivisions� in Land Use Tracker 2 (1).

*      Ohio State University Fact Sheet, Cost of Community Service

*      Resources - Natural Resources

*      Glossary - Natural Resources

 ""  Economic Development

*      Building Our Future Chapter 4 Economic Development

*      Hanson, H. (2003, October). Business Trends Across Northern Wisconsin. Let�s Talk Business Newsletter No. 86.

*      Johnson, K.M. & Beale, C.L. (January 2003). �Nonmetro recreation counties. Their identification and rapid growth� in Rural America 17 (4).

*      USDA. (October 1996). �Are revolving loan funds a better way to finance rural development?� in Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 724-05.

*      Resources - Economic Development

*      Glossary - Economic Development

 ""  Utilities and Facilities

*      Bagi, Faqir S. (January 2003). �Economic impact of water/sewer facilities on rural and urban communities� in Rural America 17 (4).

Deller, Steven C. (July 1995). �Provision vs. Production of Local Public Services� in Community Economics Newsletter No. 225.  (text file)

*      DNR. (2003). Water Supply System Information and Maps in Community Comprehensive Plans � Addressing Security Concerns. (PUB-SS-988 2003). Madison, WI: author.

*      Building Our Future Chapter 8 Public Works

*      McMahon, K. and Salant, P. (October 1999). �Strategic planning for telecommunications in rural communities� in Rural Development Perspectives 14 (3).

*      Stenberg, P. L., Rahman, S., Perrin, M. B., and Johnson, E. �Rural areas in the new telecommunications era� in Rural Development Perspectives 12(3).  

*      UW-Extension, Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center. (Date unknown). The Basics: A Guide to Wisconsin Environmental Regulation. Madison, WI: author.

*      Resources - Utilities & Facilities

*      Glossary - Utilities & Facilities

 

Sources:

The majority of these articles come from UWEX. References are included in Table of Contents 1 and 2 for non-UWEX materials.

Planning terminologies in the glossary lists mainly come from the following two sources:

 

Note:  If you plan to print out the materials and file them in a binder, refer to the Table of Contents 1 and 2 to organize these materials in sequence.


 

 
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