A Smart Growth Bibliography:

Bibliographies, Publication Catalogs and Data Sources

American Public Transit Association. Access to Opportunity: A Study of Reverse Commute Programs. September, 1993.
Summary: Abstracts of about two dozen reports, articles and other documents. Provides a basic list of resources regarding the reverse commute phenomenon, its causes and possible solutions. Literature review (55 pages).

American Planning Association. Planners Bookstore - 1995 Catalog, APA, Chicago, IL.

Audirac, Ivonne, and Maria Zifou. Urban Development Issues: What is Controversial in Urban Sprawl? An Annotated Bibliography of Often Overlooked Sources. CPL Bibliography 247. Chicago, IL: Council of Planning Librarians.

Center for Urban Policy Research. CUPR Books, Winter 1996, CUPR, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

Criterion Inc. Bibliography, September 1995.

International City/County Management Association. Publications & Services Catalog, 1995/1996, ICMA, Washington, DC.

Island Press. 1996 Annual Environmental Sourcebook: Books for Better Conservation and Management, Covelo, CA.

Leland Consulting Group. Smart Development Projects, Leland Consulting Group, August 1995.
Summary: List of 70 development project adhering to "smart development" principles. The list includes the following information on each project: location, description, construction start, primary developer, project size, number of units, location description, use, and project principals.

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Publications Catalog 1995-96, Cambridge, MA.

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. 1995 Publications, Washington D.C.

PAS. Planning Software Survey, 1990, PAS 427/428, 1990.
Summary: The report describes microcomputer software for the core planning functions of analysis, projection, and evaluation. The survey provides information on 88 software packages, including a brief description, program cost, vendor name, and hardware and software requirements. Bibliography of planning software (55 pages).

San Diego Association of Governments. Publications, San Diego, CA, March 1996.

Stanilov, Kiril et al. A Literature Review of Community Impacts and Costs of Urban Sprawl, The Growth Management Planning and Research Clearinghouse, Center for Sustainable Communities, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Washington, September 1993.
Summary: Report includes an introduction, three parts (literature review; current federal policies and programs; and methodologies and bibliographies), and an appendix.

Urban Land Institute. Resource Catalog 1994-1995, ULI, Washington, DC.

U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration. Managing Community Growth and Change, Volume II: Bibliography of Academic and Professional Literature on Growth and Growth Management, University of Minnesota, October 1992.

U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration. Managing Community Growth and Change, Volume III: Bibliography of Educational Materials on Growth Management for Local Officials, University of Minnesota, October 1992.

U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration. Managing Community Growth and Change, Volume IV: Directory of Federal Data Sources and Overview of State Data Needs and Activities in Growth Management, University of Minnesota, October 1992.

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