Comprehensive Planning Binder:

Reference Materials for Local Planning Committees

This educational binder is compiled by the Center for Land Use Education to assist local planning committees in Wisconsin with their comprehensive planning process. This CD-ROM version includes the following folders and files:

  • Cover and Table of Contents
  • Binder cover
  • Binder side label
  • Title page
  • Table of contents 1
  • Table of contents 2
  • General Information on Comprehensive Planning
  • Comprehensive Planning Fundamentals
  • Preparing for the Comprehensive Planning Process
  • Required Elements of a Local Comprehensive Plan
  • Key Points About WI New Comprehensive Planning and Smart Growth Law
  • Using Visioning in a Comprehensive Planning Process
  • Comprehensive Planning and Smart Growth Law FAQS
  • Wisconsin Statute Chapter 66.1001
  • Village Powers for Town Boards
  • Resources__general info
  • Glossary_general info
  • Public Participation in Planning
  • Consensus Decision-Making Process
  • Facilitating Consensus
  • Collaboration and Community Capacity
  • What We Mean by Working Together
  • Using public participation tools
  • Resources_public participation
  • Glossary_general info
  • Housing
  • Building Our Future Chapter 5 Housing
  • Resources_housing
  • Glossary_housing
  • Transportation
  • Building Our Future Chapter 9 Transportation
  • Transportation in Rural America
  • Resources_transportation
  • Glossary_transportation
  • Agricultural, Natural, and Cultural Resources
  • Building Our Future Chapter 7 Natural Resources
  • Rain and Snow Factsheet
  • Impervious Surface Factsheet
  • Siting Rural Development Factsheet
  • Groundwater and Its Role in Comprehensive Planning
  • Rural Conservation Practices for Cleaner Water
  • Resources_natural resources
  • Glossary_natural resources

Sources:

Majority of the articles in this CD-ROMcome from UWEX. References are included in Table of Contents 1 and 2 for non-UWEX materials.

Planning terminologies in the glossary lists mainly come from the following two sources:

Davidson, M. and F. Dolnick (eds.). (1999). A Glossary of Zoning, Development, and Planning Terms. Chicago: APA.

Wisconsin DNR. Land-Use Lingo: A Glossary of Land-Use Terms.Retrieved 2003-2004, from

Note:

  • If you plan to print out the materials and file them in a binder, refer to the Table of Contents1 and 2 to organize these materials in sequence.
  • FUTURE UPDATES:New materials will be added to this binder regularly and will only be available from the internet. To download them, visitthe following website .Please note that we will not supply future materials through CD-ROM distribution.

For any inquiry regarding this CD-ROM, please contact:

Center for Land Use Education

College of Natural Resources, UWSP

800 Reserve St.

Stevens Point, WI54481

Phone: (715) 346-3783

Fax: (715) 346-4038

Email:

Last Update: January 19, 2019