Rural by Design: Maintaining Small Town Character (Hardcover)

by Randall Arendt (Author), Elizabeth A. Brabec (Author), Vt.) Environmental Law Foundation (Montpelier (Author), Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (Corporate Author), University of Massachusetts at Amherst Center for Rural Massachusetts (Corporate Author), Randall G. Arendt (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 441 pages
• Publisher: Planners Press American Planning Association (October 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0918286867
• ISBN-13: 978-0918286864
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,277,367 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have if you are interested in land use planning!, July 3, 1999

By A Customer

The bible on proper planning. I wish more planners would read it. I am an average citizen who wanted to learn more about smarter land use plans and this book really has great ideas. It is expensive, but well worth the price. Shows how poor our current clear-cutting practices are compared to the beauty of an open space subdivision design. Buy this-you will really learn a lot!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book of its type I have seen, February 5, 1997

By A Customer

This is a great book, the best ever written, I am sure, on the very important topic of helping maintain, and sometimes create livable communities in rural areas. The only handicap for owning the book is the rather huge price, $ 86.00, and not discounted by Amazon. We would like to have all our county planning commission members have a copy of the book, but can't afford to do so.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is available through ..., May 23, 2004

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This review is from: Rural by Design: Maintaining Small Town Character (Paperback)

You can still buy this book from the American Planning Association (www.planning.org) for about $60, even though Amazon, and other book stores, have it listed as "out of print."