RECOMMENDED READING

Publications

• Strongly recommended: Rural Character (click here for essay)
• Arthur C. Nelson et al., The Link between Growth Management and Housing Affordability: The Academic Evidence (Brookings, 2002).
• Barbara Wells, Smart Growth at the Frontier: Strategies and Resources for Rural Communities (Northeast Midwest Institute, 2002).
• Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, Berkshire Planning Tools (2001):
• “Scenic Mountains”
• “Redesigning Traditional Town Centers”
• “Maintaining Unpaved Roads”
• Bolton Affordable Housing Partnership, “Bolton Affordable Housing Plan” (2003).
• Boxford Housing Partnership, “Town of Boxford Community Housing Plan” (2004).
• Harvard Housing Partnership, “Town of Harvard Affordable Housing Plan” (2004).
• Jeffrey Lacy, “Growth Management Tools: A Summary for Planning Boards in Massachusetts“ (MDC, 2002).
• Massachusetts Department of Agriculture, “Model Right to Farm Bylaw” (2004).
• National Neighborhood Coalition, Affordable Housing & Smart Growth: Making the Connection (Smart Growth Network, 2001).
• Randall Arendt, et al., Growing Greener: Putting Conservation into Local Codes (National Lands Trust, 1997).
• Robert Burchell, et al., “A National Perspective on Land Use Policy Alternatives and Consequences” (Farm Foundation, 1998).
• Robert Burchell, et al., The Costs of Sprawl – 2000 (Transportation Research Board, National Academy Press, 2002).