Character Towns in Central Florida: A Ten-Town Review
Ten “character towns” in Central Florida were selected for continuing study. . This article presents the idea of the downtowns […]
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The Best Small to Mid-sized Cities in the U.S.
The Best Small to Mid-sized Cities in the U.S. reports the findings of Livability’s second on the subject. The criteria used
BOOKS
The Small Town Planning Handbook
The Small Town Planning Handbook [2007].
This Handbook is very useful for all towns, and specifically for small towns. The contents include chapters on strategy, comprehensive planning, economic development planning, neighborhoods, downtowns and special districts covering all the relevant physical dimensions of city and town planning.
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Urban Land Use Planning
Urban Land Use Planning [1995].
Urban Land Use Planning, the book, has evolved and grown as a body of thought for over a half century. The Fourth Edition of Urban Land Use Planning presents the classic approaches to planning theory, city planning and practice. The Fourth Edition is chock full of tables and charts and checklists that provide the framework for comprehensive planning and planning for neighborhoods, downtowns, schools and parks. The fifth edition continues to improve the thought-process.
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Performance Management; The System for Learning and Innovation Organizations
Performance Management measures activities of the town government with the intent of improving performance; the best systems are not punitive,
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The 2014 Best-Performing Cities Report
Best Performing Cities is a report from the Milkin Institute [2014]. It reports where America’s jobs are created and sustained.
BOOKS, QUINTESSENTIAL CHARACTER TOWNS
Tomorrow-Land, The 1964-65 World’s Fair and the Transformation of America [2014].
Tomorrow-land by Joseph Tirella gives us a page turner; you want to read every page in this book and every
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City of the Century: the Epic of Chicago and the Making of America.
The City of the Century focuses on Chicago from “the founding” to “the fire” to “the fair” to the First
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The City’s Form and Function – 2015: A Model for a Sustainable Character Town
The city’s form and function is based on sustainability theory tells us to balance and cross-leverage the social, economic and
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The 10 Best Small Towns
10 best small towns provides insight into what traits are important to a character town. “Livability.com explores what makes small-to-medium