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Dealing with Change in the Connecticut River Valley
A Design Manual for Conservation and Development
June 1988, English
In a cooperative project between the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 19 towns and cities along the Connecticut River were involved in developing practical planning standards to balance community preservation and future development. This critically acclaimed manual uses striking perspective drawings, plans, and photos to explain how any community can use creative planning guidelines to accommodate growth while preserving rural landscapes.
June 1988, English
In a cooperative project between the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 19 towns and cities along the Connecticut River were involved in developing practical planning standards to balance community preservation and future development. This critically acclaimed manual uses striking perspective drawings, plans, and photos to explain how any community can use creative planning guidelines to accommodate growth while preserving rural landscapes.
Confronting Regional Challenges
Approaches to LULUs, Growth, and Other Vexing Governance Problems
June 1991, English
June 1991, English
January 1990, English
Using Assisted Negotiation to Settle Land Use Disputes
A Guidebook for Public Officials
July 1999, English
As land use issues become more complex, it is difficult for public officials to balance the contending forces of environmental protection, economic development, and local autonomy. This guidebook, developed by the Consensus Building Institute, offers step-by-step advice on assisted negotiation based on a study of 100 local land use disputes. It answers questions about why and how to use assisted negotiation, the risks and preparations involved, and issues in hiring a professional mediator or facilitator. It outlines common obstacles, suggests strategies to overcome them, and uses case studies to illustrate steps in the negotiation process.
July 1999, English
As land use issues become more complex, it is difficult for public officials to balance the contending forces of environmental protection, economic development, and local autonomy. This guidebook, developed by the Consensus Building Institute, offers step-by-step advice on assisted negotiation based on a study of 100 local land use disputes. It answers questions about why and how to use assisted negotiation, the risks and preparations involved, and issues in hiring a professional mediator or facilitator. It outlines common obstacles, suggests strategies to overcome them, and uses case studies to illustrate steps in the negotiation process.
Sistemas del impuesto predial en América Latina y el Caribe
October 2016, Spanish
October 2016, Spanish
December 2013, Spanish
El catastro territorial en los países latinoamericanos
February 2008, Spanish
El catastro territorial en los países latinoamericanos (Territorial Cadastre in Latin American Countries) describes in detail the main characteristics of the cadastral systems implemented in the 19 countries of Latin America. The topics are organized in a standardized structure including geographic, historic, institutional, legal and technical aspects.
February 2008, Spanish
El catastro territorial en los países latinoamericanos (Territorial Cadastre in Latin American Countries) describes in detail the main characteristics of the cadastral systems implemented in the 19 countries of Latin America. The topics are organized in a standardized structure including geographic, historic, institutional, legal and technical aspects.
Catastro multifinalitario aplicado a la definición de políticas de suelo urbano
November 2007, Spanish
November 2007, Spanish
Cadastro Técnico Multifinalitário Rural e Urbano
May 2007, Portuguese
Cadastro Técnico Multifinalitário Rural e Urbano (Rural and Urban Multipurpose Technical Cadastres) presents the history and current situation of the Brazilian cadastre in accessible language, relating it to modern international visions of land information systems. It presents technical and methodological alternatives for cadastral update as well as the appropriate cadastral mapping geotechnologies. Chapters on urban and rural cadastre address these topics from a broader perspective, applicable beyond the Brazilian reality.
May 2007, Portuguese
Cadastro Técnico Multifinalitário Rural e Urbano (Rural and Urban Multipurpose Technical Cadastres) presents the history and current situation of the Brazilian cadastre in accessible language, relating it to modern international visions of land information systems. It presents technical and methodological alternatives for cadastral update as well as the appropriate cadastral mapping geotechnologies. Chapters on urban and rural cadastre address these topics from a broader perspective, applicable beyond the Brazilian reality.
