Thirteen years ago, the first edition of Land-Use Planning for Sustainable Development examined the question: is the environmental doomsday scenario inevitable? It then presented the underlying concepts of sustainable land-use planning and an array of alternatives for modifying conventional planning for and regulation of the development of land. Th

Silberstein M.A., Jane and Chris Maser

Sustainable Development: The Concept. True Community is Founded on a Sense of Place, History, and Trust. Nature's Inviolable Biophysical Principles and Land Use Planning. Planning for a Local Living Economy: Reinventing the Comprehensive Plan. Planning for a Local Living Economy: Nature's Biophysical Requirements. Reframing the Problem. Modeling the Planning Process after Nature. Implementing the Comprehensive Plan. Monitoring Progress. Ongoing Community Engagement-Citizens as Planners.