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249 Index Page numbers in italics refer to illustrations. Page numbers followed by the letter “t” refer to textboxes. Color plates are indicated by plate number in italics (e.g., pl. 1). absolute constraints, 95 “abutters” meetings, 12 accessory uses, 71 active living, 34t, 137 Activity Use Limitations (AULs), 200, 201 adaptive reuse, 207–18; acceptance of, 51; benefits of, 209; case studies of, 209–16; density of development and, 46t; economic development and, 216–17; environmental issues in, 176, 216; “grandfathering” exceptions and, 45; housing and, 176; indicators and, 245; integration into social fabric and, 216–17; mill towns’ rise/decline and, 207–9; sustainability and, 217 affordable housing: case studies of, 83t; definition of, 170; demolition delay ordinances and, 87; economic development and, 171; environmental justice and, 29t; inclusionary zoning and, 84–85; large-lot zoning and, 80, 173; opposition to, 51; preservation of, 176 Africa, 34 Agins v. City of Tiburon, 70t agricultural land protection, 57, 66, 80–81, 134, 138, 143–44, 145 air quality, 84, 134, 137, 154–56, 197 aliens, legal or undocumented, 9–10, 34 alien species. See non-native species all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), 108 alternative vehicle fuels, 164 American Planning Association, 2, 44, 56 Amherst, Mass., 12, 98, 139t–142t, 144, 148, 177 amortization zoning provisions, 75 Andover, Mass., 210 Ann Arbor, Mich., 144 ANR (approval not required) regulations, 232 “anti-snob” zoning, 45, 50 Appleseed, Johnny, 222 approval not required (ANR) regulations, 232 area-based allocation zoning, 80–81 Arendt, Randall, 21, 22 Arizona, 137 Army Corps of Engineers, 201 asbestos remediation, 202–3 “as-of-right” zoning entitlements, 11, 71 Atlanta, Ga., 210 attractive nuisances, 197 ATVs (all-terrain vehicles), 108 AULs. See Activity Use Limitations Australia, 158t Bath Iron Works, 136t Battle Road Farm (Lincoln, Mass.), 50 benchmarking. See indicators Beverly, Mass., 208, 211 bicycle facilities, 57, 82, 157t, 158, 164, pl. 10 Billerica, Mass., 189t biodiversity, 101–19; case studies of, 23–24, 115t, 117t; conservation of, 110–18; definition of, 101–4; ecological/ evolutionary processes of, 104t; funding of, 118; global climate change and, 110; habitat loss and, 105–6, 108, 111; indicators of, 244; invasive species and, 108–9; legal tools for protection of, 118; levels of, 102t; open space protection and, 134, 137, 143; over-consumption/waste production and, 109–10; protection plans for, 112–15, 118; terminology of, 106t–107t; threats to, 105–6, 108–10 Biodiversity Days inventories, 113–14, 238 BioMap (Mass.), 113 boards and commissions, 9–10, 18, 44, 58 Boston, Mass.: brownfields redevelopment in, 199, 205; economic development and, 186; housing in, 171–72, 174; transit systems in, 156, 158t, 159; watershed planning in, 232–33 Boxboro, Mass., 184 Brazil, 34, 158t bridges, 126 Brimfield, Mass., 98 Broomes, Island, Md., 242 brownfields redevelopment, 195–205; adaptive reuse and, 176, 216; asbestos remediation and, 202–3; classification of property and, 195–96; economic incentives, 201; environmental justice and, 198–99; indicators and, 203–4, 245; institutional controls and, 200–201; legislative pitfalls and, 202–3; liability incentives, 196, 201–2; public participation in, 200, 202, 204; rural areas and, 197–98, 205; site selection by developers and, 42; tax structures/cost recovery liens and, 203; threats and opportunities and, 196–97; tools for, 201–2; unintended consequences of, 199–200 BRT. See Bus Rapid Transit budgets, municipal, 11 building heights. See dimensional/bulk zoning limits 250 Index building permits, 11, 85 buildout analyses: comprehensive plans and, 61; housing and, 172; indicators and, 244; maps in, 96–97, pls. 5–9; for Massachusetts locales, 31, 96–97; as planning tool, 4, 95–97, 235–36; watershed planning and, 127 Bulger, William, 236 bulk limits. See dimensional/bulk zoning limits Bullard, Robert D., 196–97 business assistance centers, 190 business improvement districts, 66 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), 158, 158t, 163 “by-right” development. See “as-of-right” zoning entitlements Calcaterra, Peter, 163n2 California, 80, 134, 137, 143–44, 201 Cambodia, 34 Cambridge, Mass., 85t, 174 Camden, N. J., 93, pls. 1–2 Canada, 158t Cape Cod, Mass., 156, 157t, pl. 10 capital improvements/investments programs (CIP): comprehensive planning and, 56, 66; economic development and, 184, 188; exactions and, 77; housing and, 173; public participation in, 11; subdivision planning/regulation and, 78 Casey, Billy, 23, 24 CEDSs (comprehensive economic development strategies), 187–92 Celluci, Paul, 233 census data, 30, 33, 63t, 168–69 Center for Family, Work, and Community (University of Mass.-Lowell), 33 Central Vermont Community College, 185 CHAPA. See Citizens’ Housing...

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