Download the entire 300-page (1.3 MB) book for free by clicking the following title...
How To Win Land Development Issues
or click specific chapters (green-colored text) listed below to download just the portions of the book you need.
All CEDS publications are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. You can also purchase our book by sending a $65 check, payable to CEDS, to the address in the upper right-hand corner of this page. Sorry, no credit cards or phone orders are accepted.
Cover, Contents, Secrets of Success & Introduction (55 KB)
Chapter 1: The Easy Solution (65 KB)
Chapter 2: The Basic Approach to Identifying & Resolving Quality of Life Issues
Chapter 7: Community Atmosphere
Chapter 9: Environmental Justice
Chapter 11: Historic & Archaeological Resources
Chapter 13: Neighborhood Conservation
Chapter 16: Open Space Preservation
Chapter 17: Parks & Recreation
Chapter 19: Property Ownership
Chapter 27: Growth Management Process
Chapter 28: The Decision-Makers
Chapter 31: Variances & Waivers
Chapter 32: Development Review Process
Chapter 33: Public Participation
Chapter 34: Permits & Other Approvals
Chapter 35: Researching Strategy Options
Chapter 36: Mobilizing Support For Your Strategy
Chapter 37: Negotiate with the Applicant
Chapter 38: Working with Regulatory Staff
Chapter 39: Lobbying Key Decision-Makers
Chapter 42: Electing & Retaining Decision-Makers Committed To Responsible Growth Management
A Closing Word on Strategy & Persistence
The following publications are only available online. Copies cannot be mailed out.
CEDS Quality of Life Impact Review Checklist (35 KB)
Salmon, Lake Quality, Wetlands & Development Impacts - An Example of CEDS Analysis
Trout & Watershed Development - Factsheet (26 KB)
EIS Critique Example: Charlottesville VA Bypass
Trout & Development - An Example of CEDS Analysis (81 KB)
Example of How CEDS Can Assess Pollution Sources & Quickly Improve Water Quality (161 KB)
How Much Development is Too Much for Streams, Rivers, Lakes, Tidal Waters & Wetlands? (218 KB)
The Effects of Marinas & Boating Activity Upon Tidal Waterways (65 KB)
Buffers for Stream, Lake & Wetland Protection (24 KB)
Highway Battles & How They Are Won (68 KB)
Traffic & Neighborhood Quality of Life (86 KB)
EIS Critique Example: Expansion of I-93 in New Hampshire
Example of a Strategy to Preserve Quality of Life from Highway Impacts (243 KB)
Traffic Impact Evaluation Procedures: Traffic Count, Sight-Distance and Speeds (58 KB)
Highways, Stream & Reservoir Pollution & Induced Growth: An Example of a CEDS Analysis (76 KB)
Citizen Perspectives on Siting Solid Waste Facilities (564 KB)
Sample CEDS Analysis of a Proposed Landfill (1,302 KB)
Protecting the Aquatic Environment from the Effects of Golf Courses (3 MG)
Golf Courses & the Aquatic Environment (21 KB)
Effects of Meeting House Golf Club Upon Edgartown Great Pond (79 KB)
EPA Handbook of Integrated Pest Management for Golf Courses (303 KB)
Everyone
Wins! A Citizens Guide to Development,
by CEDS president Richard Klein, may be ordered from the
American Planning Association.