LAND USE
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Colorado Information
Colorado Sustainable Community Development Initiative (SCDI)
(Division of Department of Local Affairs.
Provides direct technical & financial assistance to local governments on land use planning & growth management)
Colorado Chapter, American Planning Association (APA)
Growth Management & Urban Sprawl
(Coalition of private & public sectors with non-profit partners encouraging smart development decisions)
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
In Depth Research: Smart Growth
Plannersweb.com: Planning Commissioner's Journal
(Project of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Provides resources on sprawl issues)
Property Rights & Takings Issues
American Land Rights Association
National Conference of State Legislatures: Eminent Domain (NCSL)
(Eminent domain information, state statutes & case law)
(Includes proposed legislation restricting eminent domain)
Additional Resources
Northeast-Midwest Institute Initiatives
(Reports on redeveloping contaminated industrial sites)
National Conference of State Legislatures: Brownfields (NCSL)
National Conference of State Legislatures: Land Use (NCSL)
(From Cornell Legal Information Institute)
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
(Focuses on private voluntary land conservation programs)
(Dedicated to protecting landscapes.
Topics include billboards, telecommunications towers , scenic byways , etc.)
(Land conservation organization)
