Monday, February 16, 2009

Winning the Future or A Legal Guide to Urban Design and Sustainable Development for Planners Developers and Architects

Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract with America

Author: Newt Gingrich

America's future in the twenty-first century, argues Newt Gingrich, will be determined by the decisions we make now. His book is a grass roots call to action--and will set the debate for the new administration and Congress.



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A Legal Guide to Urban Design and Sustainable Development for Planners, Developers and Architects

Author: Daniel K Slon

Written by pioneering attorneys in the emerging fields of urbanism and green building, A Legal Guide to Urban and Sustainable Development for Planners, Developers and Architects offers practical solutions for the legal issues faced in planning, zoning, developing and operating such communities.



Table of Contents:
Foreword by Andrés Duany.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

1. To Suburbia and Back: How Urbanist Law is Different.

2. Sustainable Urbanism (Dan Slone).

Case Study: Noisette.

3. Tweaking the System: Getting Projects Built and Codes Changed within the Existing Zoning Framework (Chris Brewster, Matt Lawlor, Brian Ohm and Mark White).

4. Changing the Rules: New Approaches to Zoning.

Introduction (IBrian Ohm and Mark White).

Form-Based Codes (Bob Sitkowski and Bill Spikowski).

The Smart Code (Chad Emerson).

5. Fiefdoms and Fire Trucks: Overcoming Impediments in the Subdivision, Plat Review and Site Plan Processes (Dan Slone).

6. Retooling the Common Interest Community (Doris Goldstein).

Case Study: Seaside.

7. Special Building Types (Doris Goldstein).

8. Litigation (Andy Gowder).

Case Study: I’On.

9. Federal Policy, Initiatives and Alliances (Chris Brewster and Matt Lawlor).

10. Strategies for Change (Dan Slone).

Appendix A.

Appendix B.

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