{"product_id":"planning-commissioners-guide-c-gregory-dale-9781138373822","title":"Planning Commissioners Guide: Processes for Reasoning Together","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcross the country, communities rely on their planning commissions for guidance. But who guides the planning commissioners? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis step-by-step guidebook gets new commissioners off on the right foot and helps experienced commission members navigate their roles. The authors, all practicing planners, have worked extensively with planning commissions for decades. They have watched commissioners scramble up a steep learning curve, sit in the hot seat of controversy, and strive to make sound decisions for the places they call home.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this helpful handbook, the authors share ideas, insights, and information to help commissioners succeed. Eight detailed chapters cover everything from the nuts and bolts of development applications to the nuances of legal issues to the part commissioners play in long-range planning. Readers will learn how to prepare for their first commission meeting, review a development plan, invite productive public input, and steer clear of ethical dilemmas. Added resources include a glossary of planning terms, a list of training resources, and the American Planning Association's Statement of Ethical Principles in Planning. For anyone serving on a planning commission, \u003ci\u003eThe Planning Commissioners Guide\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. Gregory Dale, Benjamin A. Herman, Anne McBride\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138373826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138373822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"C. Gregory Dale","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120934875391,"sku":"9781138373822","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6efce55a-ea20-41dc-a718-d37d7cdbea42.jpg?v=1687417108","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/planning-commissioners-guide-c-gregory-dale-9781138373822","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}