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<br />Publications <br /> <br />Defense Environmental Network <br />& Information Exchange. "Using <br />Environmental Insurance in DaD <br />Property Transfers: A New Tool <br />for Managing Cleanup Risk.." April <br />2001. Available at h"ps:/~. <br />denix.osd.miVdenix/PublidES- <br />ProgramslC/eanup/etfaclsheel.pdf <br /> <br />General <br />information <br />about growth <br />and development <br />patterns <br />Organizations <br /> <br />U.S. Environmental Protection <br />Agency (www.epa.gov/ <br />smartgrowth): Offers research, <br />publications, tools, a policy <br />database, and other resources. <br />Particularly useful are Getting to <br />Smart Growth. Volumes i and II, <br />with 100 policies in each volume <br />to help communities improve <br />the quality of their development. <br />Also available is Protecting Water <br />Resources with Smart Growth. a <br />book of 75 policies to protect water <br />quality while continuing to grow. <br />See EPA's brown fields site (wvvtN:. <br />epa.gov/swerospsibf/index.html'J <br />for information about redevelop- <br />ing contaminated sites. <br /> <br />Smart Growth Online (vvww. <br />smartgrollVth.org): A servrce of the <br />Smart Growth Network, a coalition <br />of more than 35 organizations, <br />induding environmental groups, <br />historic preservation organiza- <br />tions, professional organizations, <br />developers, real estate interests, <br />and local and state government <br />entities, that work together to en- <br />courage development that benefits <br />the economy, community, public <br />health, and the environment. <br /> <br />Affordable Housing Design <br />Advisor (www.designadvisor.org): <br />Demonstrates that mOderately <br />priced homes can look just like <br />market-priced ones. It has exam- <br />ples and practical advice. <br /> <br />U.s. Green Building Council, in <br />partnership with the Congress for <br />the New Urbanism and the Natural <br />Resources Defense Council, is <br />developing a LEED {leadership in <br />Energy and Environmental De- <br />sign) standard for Neighborhood <br />Developments ILEED-ND). Currently <br />in the preliminary draft stage, this <br />rating system details the design, site <br />plan, and other components that <br />qualffy a project as smart growth. <br />The certification program is ex- <br />pected to launch in 2007. Available <br />in draft at W\I\IlI\I:usgbc.orgJDisplay- <br />Page.aspx?CMSPagelD= 148. <br /> <br />Publications <br /> <br />The Smart Growth Shareware <br />CD-ROM {Smart Growth America, <br />2004) compiles a wide range of <br />smart growth resources, including <br />publications, articles, fact sheets, <br />and Web links to more than 100 <br />resources. It is available at lIVWW. <br />smartgrowrhamerica.org. <br /> <br />Smart Growth Network and <br />National Neighborhood Coalition. <br />"Affordable Housing and Smart <br />Growth: Making the Connectton." <br />2001. Available at wwwepa.gov/ <br />smartgrowth/pdf/epa_ ah_sg.pdf <br /> <br />Visioning <br /> <br />resources <br /> <br />Organizations <br /> <br />The Tampa Bay Regional Planning <br />Council assists cities and towns <br />with community visions. tts Web <br />site contains several completed <br />community visions. See W\IVVV. <br />tbrpc.org/livable/cvt.htm. <br /> <br />The Charlottesville, VA, area <br />developed a vision for the city <br />and three surrounding counties. <br />The Thomas Jefferson Planning <br />District Commission Web site de- <br />scribes the process and outcomes. <br />See www.tjpdc.org/community/ <br />epi.asp. <br /> <br />Publications <br /> <br />The Center for Rural Pennsylvania. <br />Planning for the Future: A Hand- <br />book on Community Visioning. <br />Second Edition. 2000. Available at <br />wvvvv. rurafpa.org/visioning.pdf. <br /> <br />Grecn, Gary, et at. Building Our <br />Future: A Guide to Community <br />Visioning. University of Wiscon- <br />sin Cooperative Extension. 2000. <br />Available at httpi/cccommerce. <br />uwex.edu/pdfslG370S.pdf <br /> <br />The Planning Center. Growth <br />Visioning for Sustaining a Livable <br />Region: Visioning Design Process. <br />Southern California Association <br />of Governments. 2001. Available <br />at W\IVII\f.scag.ca.gov/livable/down- <br />load/pdf/FULLREPOI1Tpdf <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Community <br />involvement <br />tools <br />Organizations <br /> <br />The National Charrette Institute <br />(\NWVV..charretteinstitllte.org) offers <br />training in organizing charrettes <br />and other public-engagement <br />processes. <br /> <br />PlaceMatters.com {VVlI\IW <br />placematters.com~ offers tools, <br />techniques, and case studies to <br />help communities undertake <br />vision-centered place-based <br />planning, civic engagement, and <br />community design and decision <br />making. <br /> <br />U.S. EPA offers resources for <br />concerned citizens (VVWlIY.epa. <br />gov/epahome/Citizen.htmn, includ- <br />ing information on environmental <br />issues and tools to help people <br />become involved and make a dif. <br />ference in their communities. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Publications <br /> <br />Boyd, Susan, and Roy Chan. <br />PJacemaking: Tools for Commu- <br />nity Action. Fall 2002. Available at <br />VItWW.sustainable.org. <br /> <br />Goldberg, David. Choosing Our <br />Community's Future: A Citizens <br />Guide to Gelting the Most Out of <br />New Development. Smart Growth <br />America. 2005. Available at www. <br />smangromhamerica.org. <br /> <br />Local Government Commission. <br />Neighborhood-Scale Planning <br />Tools to Create Active, Livable <br />Communities. No date. Available <br />at wwwlgc.org/freepubIPDF/ <br />Land_ Use/fact sheets! <br />neighborhood planning_pdf. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I <br /> <br />40 <br />