Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-429) and index.

Part 1. Plans and Plan Making -- Plan Making -- Plan Making -- Types of Plans -- Comprehensive Plans -- Urban Design Plans -- Regional Plans -- Neighborhood Plans -- Transportation Plans -- Housing Plans -- Economic Development Plans -- Parks and Open-Space Plans -- Critical and Sensitive Areas Plans -- Participation -- Role of Participation -- Stakeholder Identification -- Surveys -- Community Visioning -- Charrettes -- Public Meetings -- Public Hearings -- Computer-Based Public Participation -- Part 2. Environmental Planning and Management -- Environmental Management Overview -- Environmental Planning Considerations -- Air -- Air Quality -- Air Sheds -- Heat Islands -- Water -- Hydrologic Cycle -- Watersheds -- Aquifers -- Rivers and Streams -- Floodplains and Riparian Corridors -- Wetlands -- Beach and Dune Systems -- Estuaries, Flats, and Marshes -- Land -- Slope, Relief, and Aspect -- Soils Classification and Mechanics -- Habitat Patches, Corridors, and Matrix -- Biodiversity Protection -- Hazards -- Flood Hazards -- Erosion and Sedimentation -- Hurricanes and Coastal Storms -- Landslides -- Sinkholes and Subsidence -- Earthquakes -- Wildfires -- Hazardous Materials -- Tsunamis and Seiches -- Noise and Vibration -- Part 3. Structures -- Building Types -- Residential Types -- Single-Family Detached -- Single-Family Attached -- Multifamily Low-Rise -- Multifamily Mid-Rise -- Multifamily High-Rise -- Manufactured Housing -- Office Buildings -- Elementary, Middle, and High Schools -- Medical Facilities -- Transportation -- Sidewalks -- Hierarchy of Streets and Roads -- Street Networks and Street Connectivity -- Vehicle Turning Radii -- Traffic Calming -- Pedestrian-Friendly Streets -- Parking Lot Design -- On-Street Bikeways -- Multiuser Trails -- Transit Systems -- Utilities -- Waste Management -- Wastewater -- Stormwater Runoff and Recharge -- Water Supply -- Wireless Infrastructure Overview -- Parks and Open Space -- Types of Parks -- Greenways and Trails -- Conservation Areas -- Playgrounds -- Farming and Forestry -- Farms -- Feedlots -- Forestry -- Part 4. Places and Placemaking -- Regions -- Regions -- Places and Districts -- Neighborhoods -- Neighborhood Centers -- Historic Districts -- Waterfronts -- Arts Districts -- Industrial Parks -- Office Parks -- Main Streets -- Development types -- Mixed-Use Development -- Transit-Oriented Development -- Conservation Development -- Infill Development -- Design Considerations -- Environmental Site Analysis -- Urban Analysis -- Scale and Density -- Safety -- Walkability -- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-LEED -- Streetscape -- Part 5. Analysis Techniques -- Projections and Demand Analysis -- Population Projections -- Economic Base and Econometric Projections -- Housing Needs Assessment -- Parks, Recreation, and Open-Space Needs Assessment -- Impact Assessment -- Environmental Impact Assessment -- Fiscal Impact Assessment -- Traffic Impact Studies -- Mapping -- Mapping Data Overview -- Aerial Photographs and Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles -- U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Maps -- Property Maps in Modern Cadastres -- Census Data and Demographic Mapping -- Remote Sensing and Satellite Image Classification -- Geographic Information Systems -- Visualization -- Visualization Overview -- Montage Visualization -- Three-Dimensional Visualization -- Visual Preference Techniques -- Part 6. Implementation Techniques -- Legal Foundations -- Planning Law Overview -- Property Rights, Police Power, Nuisance, and Vested Rights -- Due Process and Equal Protection -- Freedom of Religion and Expression -- Eminent Domain, Takings, and Exactions -- Federal Legislation -- State Enabling Legislation -- Zoning Regulation -- Subdivision Regulation -- Planned Unit Development -- Innovations in Local Zoning Regulations -- Sign Regulation -- Growth management -- Adequate Public Facilities and Concurrency Management -- Urban Growth Areas -- Development Impact Fees -- Transfer and Purchase of Development Rights -- Preservation, Conservation, and Reuse -- Open-Space Preservation Techniques -- Farmland Preservation -- Land Evaluation and Site Assessment -- Viewshed Protection -- Historic Structures -- Brownfields -- Economic and real estate development -- Capital Improvement Programs -- Tax Increment Financing -- Financing Methods and Techniques -- Financial Planning and Analysis: The Pro Forma -- Planning Resources -- Graphic Symbols and Drawing Annotations.