A Nice Place to Live: Creating Communities, Fighting Sprawl
Hinds, Michael deCourcy for the Public Agenda. National Issues Forums.
Outlines three different perspectives on the causes of sprawl and the appropriate action to be taken to prevent it.

Community Rules: A New England Guide to Smart Growth Strategies
Bennet Heart, Elizabeth Humstone, Thomas F. Irwin, Sandy Levine, Dano Weisbord for the Conservation Law Foundation and the Vermont Forum on Sprawl, 2002.

Creating Greenways: A Citizens Guide
Northampton, MA: Department of Environmental Management Greenways Program, MA Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, 2000.
A guide for citizens, civic organizations, government, and the business community interested in working to create greenways and trails across Massachusetts.

Dealing With Change in the Connecticut River Valley: A Design Manual for Conservation and Development
Yaro, Arendt, Brabec, and Dodson for Lincoln Institute of Land Policies and the Environmental Law Foundation, 1993.
Presents a planning approach for Connecticut Valley towns. (Link to EOEA publications page, scroll to bottom for document)

Designing Your Corner of Vermont: Protecting Your Property Investment Through Good Site Design
A Guide to Siting New Houses in Rural Vermont. Babize, M. and W. Cudnohufsky. Vermont Council on the Arts, 1999.

Green Infrastructure: Smart Conservation for the 21st Century
Mark Benedict and Edward McMahon for The Conservation Fund and Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse Series.
This report describes the concept and values of green infrastructure and presents seven principles and associated strategies for successful green infrastructure initiatives.

Land Use Conflict: When City and Country Clash
Edelman, Mark A., Jon Roe, and David B. Patton.
The National Public Policy Education Committee and the Farm Foundation, 1999.

Planning For Prosperity: Building Successful Communities in the Sierra Nevada
Truckee, CA: Sierra Business Council, 1997.
A regional blueprint for accommodating growth and safeguarding the natural beauty and quality of life in the Sierra Nevada.

The Regional Plan for the Berkshires: Working to Retain a Sense of Place and Community
Pittsfield, MA: Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, May 2000.
A regional guide supporting Berkshire County communities in maintaining and enhancing their high quality of life as it relates to economic opportunities and land use. (Scroll to the bottom to download.)

The Regional Plan for the Berkshires, Summary and Comparison to the Draft
Pittsfield, MA: Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, May 2000.
A summary of the Regional Plan that indicates revisions to the draft plan of June 1999.

Regional Policy Plan. Franklin Regional Council of Governments
Greenfield, MA, December 1998.
A policy document guiding growth and protecting natural and cultural resources of Franklin County.

Report to the Hilltown Land Trust Board. Eliza Lake
Worthington, MA, December 15, 1997.
A report on results of a survey on attitudes of Hilltown residents regarding development and natural resources in their towns.

Route 112: Scenic Farm Byway, Final Report
Franklin County Commission, June 1995.
A study inventorying and documenting agricultural, natural, scenic, archeological and cultural resources along the Route 112 corridor in preparation for scenic byway designation, if Buckland and Ashfield decided to seek this designation.

Sierra Nevada Wealth Index: Understanding and Tracking Our Region's Wealth
Truckee, CA: The Sierra Business Council, 1996.
A description of the social, natural and financial capital of the Sierra Nevada region. Written to help business leaders and policy makers understand the assets that sustain the region.

Sierra Nevada Wealth Index: Understanding and Tracking Our Region's Wealth
Truckee, CA: The Sierra Business Council, 1999-2000 Edition.
An updated description of the social, natural and financial capital of the Sierra Nevada region. Written to help business leaders and policy makers understand the assets that sustain the region.

Smart Development Code Handbook
Salem, Oregon: Transportation and Growth Management Program, 1998.
This handbook provides guidance to communities in determining whether their local codes and standards encourage, support, or impede smart development. (Link to order form)

Smart Growth at the Frontier: Strategies and Resources for Rural Communities
Wells, Barbara for The Northeast-Midwest Institute, 2002.
A new report on smart growth strategies and examples focused exclusively on rural communities. (Link to document)

Valley Vision, The Regional Land Use Plan for the Pioneer Valley
West Springfield, MA: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, September 1997.
A report providing guidance to Pioneer Valley communities in developing plans to control sprawling growth and promote development that preserves the region's quality of life.