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Urban sprawl newsletter



The latest issue of "Land Patterns," an urban sprawl newsletter published by the
Land Stewardship Project's 1000 Friends of Minnesota program, is now available. 
No electronic versions of the newsletter are available at this time. However, 
complimentary hard copies can be gotten by replying to devo0009@gold.tc.umn.edu 
or by contacting Rebecca Kilde, LSP, 2200 4th St., White Bear Lake, MN 55110; 
phone: (612) 653-0618.

SPRING "LAND PATTERNS" TABLE OF CONTENTS

1) "Sprawl: Its Nature, Consequences, Causes, and Remedies," a feature by Henry 
Richmond, chairman of the National Growth Management Leadership Project.

2) "Wendell Berry's Sustainable Communities," reprinted from "Another Turn of 
the Crank."

3) "Taxes and Sprawl -- Close Relatives," a feature by Pam Neary, former 
Minnesota state representative.

4) "Behind the Growth Curve: How Communities Get Hooked On
 'Socialized Growth,' " a summary of a Rocky Mountain Institute paper that 
explains how local policies that promote "growth" often end up encouraging 
sprawl.

5) An article explaining "Transfer of Development Rights" programs.

6) A checklist of what to look for in your community's comprehensive plan 
(including danger signs to look for).

7) A list of things to do to stop sprawl without "lying in front of a 
bulldozer."