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1. Harnessing Technology to Accelerate Land Protection

   GIS at The Trust for Public Land
   Documentos de trabajo
   Diciembre 2019
   Will Rogers

   By developing and using sophisticated mapping and spatial analysis tools, The Trust for Public Land (TPL) has been able to dramatically increase its effectiveness in delivering its land-for-people...

2. Opening Access to Scenario Planning Tools

   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Abril 2012
   Jim Holway, C.J. Gabbe, Frank Hebbert, Jason Lally, Robert Matthews, and Ray Quay

   In the face of increasing complexity and uncertainty, planners, public officials, and community residents need new tools to anticipate and shape the future. Opening Access to Scenario Planning Tools...

3. Making Room for a Planet of Cities

   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Enero 2011
   Shlomo Angel, with Jason Parent, Daniel L. Civco, and Alejandro M. Blei

   This report—the precursor to Planet of Cities—provides policy makers and planners with a conceptual framework for understanding urban expansion and provides research-based suggestions for...

4. Urban Planning Tools for Climate Change Mitigation

   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Agosto 2009
   Patrick M. Condon, Duncan Cavens, and Nicole Miller

   Land use patterns and urban form can strongly impact an urban community’s contribution to global climate change through the production of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Key contributors to a...

5. Atlas of Urban Expansion

   Libros
   Junio 2012
   Shlomo Angel, Jason Parent, Daniel L. Civco, and Alejandro M. Blei

   Note: This volume is currently out of stock and an updated edition is now available in two volumes — Atlas of Urban Expansion—2016 Edition, Volume 1: Areas and Densities and Atlas of...

6. Planning Support Systems for Cities and Regions

   Libros
   Octubre 2008
   Edited by Richard K. Brail

   This book invites the reader to join in a virtual dialogue with its authors—educators, theorists, model builders, and planners—about technology and the social context in which technology...

7. Visioning and Visualization

   People, Pixels, and Plans
   Libros
   Abril 2008
   Michael Kwartler and Gianni Longo

   Two remarkable phenomena have affected the practice of planning over the past two decades: the rise of public involvement as an integral component of urban decision making, and the technological...

8. Engaging the Future

   Forecasts, Scenarios, Plans, and Projects
   Libros
   Abril 2007
   Edited by Lewis D. Hopkins and Marisa A. Zapata

   This heavily illustrated best seller provides students and experienced planners with tools and examples to help communities prepare for uncertain futures. It explains how to utilize forecasts,...

9. Visualizing Density

   Libros
   Febrero 2007
   Julie Campoli and Alex S. MacLean

   “There are plenty of reasons why dense development makes sense, but Americans are supposed to hate the ‘d-word,’ right? Campoli and MacLean show us how we can have it all –...