State of California
Governor's Office of Planning and Research

Sources: An Annotated Bibliography for California Planners

Growth Management

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Alternative Techniques for Managing Growth (1989) by Irving Schiffman; $7.92 plus tax and handling from the Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Publications Office, 102 Moses Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, (415) 642-5537.
          These 26 techniques come in the form of regulatory, acquisition, incentive, and design tools. Discussions include how the tools are implemented, their potential benefits and limitations, legal status, use in specific communities, and reference sources.

Balanced Growth: A Planning Guide for Local Government (1991), John DeGrove, ed.; $24.95 plus tax and handling from the American Planning Association Planners Book Service, 122 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 1600 Chicago, IL 60603-6107, (312) 786-6344.
          This book offers a range of techniques for controlling sprawl, managing open space, and protecting environmentally sensitive lands.

Do Growth Controls Work? (1992), by John Landis; from California Policy Seminar, 2020 Milvia Street, Suite 412, Berkeley, CA 94704, (510) 642-5514.
          A comparative study of cities with and without growth controls which analyzes the effectiveness of such controls in reducing the rate of growth.

How Shall We Grow? (1993), By John Landis, et al.; from California Policy Seminar, 2020 Milvia Street, Suite 412, Berkeley, CA 94704, (510) 642-5514.
          What if you had a sophisticated computer program and comprehensive data base which enabled you to project alternative futures based on alternative planning policies? Professor Landis and company did just that for the San Francisco Bay Area.

Managing Community Growth (1993), by Eric D. Kelly; $19.95 for APA members or $21.95 for non-members plus tax and handling from the American Planning Association Planners Book Service, 122 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 1600 Chicago, IL 60603-6107, (312) 786-6344.
          The author evaluates the four main types of growth management programs used today - phasing, urban growth boundaries, rate of growth, and adequate public facilities - and specific growth management techniques.