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<br />developers, environmentalists, and other
<br />land-use stakeholders.
<br />Based on research on the diffusion of
<br />innovation and adult education practice, the
<br />program uses peer-to-peer training, break-out
<br />sessions, interactive exercises, and training in
<br />community consensus-building. It provides an
<br />online database of sample ordinances, com-
<br />mentaries, and case studies. The program
<br />sends its graduates an electronic newsletter
<br />every quarter covering their progress, exem-
<br />plary case studies, new resources, and
<br />upcoming events and conferences. More than
<br />1,000 leaders in New York and Connecticut
<br />have graduated from the LULA training pro-
<br />gram, and more than 100 local governmental
<br />legislative bodies have passed resolutions of
<br />support for it.
<br />The program is funded by governmental
<br />agencies, foundations, environmental organi-
<br />zations, developer contributions, and other
<br />sources. Participants are required to attend
<br />four days of training as a condition of accept-
<br />ance. The curriculum for each round of train-
<br />ing is shaped by the land-use issues con-
<br />fronted by the trainees. The four all-day
<br />sessions are spaced over a six-week period to
<br />allow trainers and participants to fine-tune
<br />each day's content.
<br />
<br />CONCLUSiON
<br />Most states have yet to pass legislation either
<br />mandating or encouraging citizen planner and
<br />local land-use leader training. But the trend to do
<br />so has increased rapidly during the past several
<br />years. State encouragement and facilitation of
<br />citizen planning is also expanding. Furthermore,
<br />non-govemmental participation is also on the
<br />rise-although it is important to note that APA
<br />chapters and other planning, conservation, and
<br />development organizations have engaged in the
<br />training of local leaders for years.
<br />Most training programs are geared
<br />toward planning and zoning board members
<br />with an emphasis on newly appointed volun-
<br />teers-a strategy that is pragmatic and hard
<br />to debate. Local boards make important deci-
<br />sions and yet most board members are inex-
<br />perienced volunteers with a high rate of
<br />turnover. It is important to allocate training
<br />dollars and personnel for new members, with
<br />some focus on continuing' education.
<br />As training programs grow in popularity
<br />so does the breadth of topics they cover. The
<br />zoning movement similarly began with the
<br />adoption of a single comprehensive zoning
<br />
<br />law in 1916 and spread to over 500 municipal-
<br />ities in' less than a decade. Consider what has
<br />occurred since this publication last covered
<br />this topic in 1998: an explosion of activity and
<br />innovation in citizen planner education. This
<br />is an altogether good trend and one that
<br />deserves support, study, and emulation.
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<br />~ ZONING REPORTS
<br />
<br />THE POLITICS OF PLACE: A HISTORY OF
<br />ZONING IN CHICAGO
<br />
<br />
<br />Joseph P. Schwieterman and Dana M. Caspall.
<br />Lake Claremont Press, 4650 N. Rockwell St.,
<br />Chicago, IL 60625. 2006. 204 pages.
<br />Available from APA's PlanningBooks.com.
<br />$19.95.
<br />
<br />Only in Chicago can
<br />zoning be epic. . .
<br />How the face of
<br />
<br />Chicago came to be
<br />is a story of
<br />enterprise, ingenuity,
<br />opportun ity-a n d
<br />zoning.
<br />
<br />Only in Chicago can zonirig be epic. Chicago is
<br />renowned for its distinctive skyline, its bustling
<br />Loop business district, and its diverse neighbor-
<br />hoods. How the face of Chicago came to be is a
<br />story of enterprise, ingenuity, opportunity-and
<br />zoning. Until now, however, there has not been
<br />a book that focuses on the important, often sur-
<br />prising, role of zoning in shaping the "The City
<br />that Works."
<br />From the nuisance laws of the 19th century
<br />targeting Chicago's notorious filth to its cutting-
<br />edge new code, this meticulously researched
<br />book chronicles the use of zoning as both hand-
<br />maiden for the just and tool for the self-serving.
<br />City planners and urban historians will delight in
<br />the colorful tale of how a city's backbone-and
<br />zoning is indeed Chicago's backbone-supports
<br />its broad shoulders.
<br />
<br />LAND USE IN A NUTSHELL
<br />john R. Nolon and Patricia E. Salkin.
<br />Thomson/West, 610 Opperman Drive, P.O. Box
<br />64526, St Paul, MN 55"264-0526.446 pp.
<br />2006. Available from APA's PlanningBooks.com.
<br />$27-50; $25 for APA members.
<br />
<br />Those who need a handbook-sized, but remark-
<br />ably thorough, summary of American land-use
<br />law and how it applies to current practice would
<br />do well to invest in this new edition (with new
<br />authors) of a primary resource. Every chapter gets
<br />to the point efficiently and clearly in well-crafted
<br />prose. Topics include common law origins of land
<br />regulations, comprehensive .plans, zoning, subdi-
<br />vision controls, and modern movements such as
<br />smart growth. More than a reference work, it can
<br />actually provide an interesting refresher on many
<br />points that many of us sometimes forget. This
<br />book can also serve well as a readable training
<br />tool for planning commissioners or inexpensive
<br />textbook for university planning students or those
<br />studying for the AICP exam.
<br />
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