Remote Sensing Links

• http://www.usgs.gov/themes/environ.html

Urban Sprawl, Land Use and Planning Links

• http://geography.rutgers.edu

Rutgers University Geography Department site includes variety of data including USGS topographic maps.
 
• http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us

Hunterdon County, New Jersey site with excellent local data.
 
• http://www.state.nj.us/state

New Jersey site with a variety of useful data.
 
• http://www.census.gov

US government Census Bureau has more data than anyone could possibly need! Very organized.
 
• http://www.epa.gov/region03/greenkit

Environmental Protection Agency of the Federal government, dedicated to land use and planning; includes regulations, resources, tool kit, and more!
 
• http://www.plannersweb.com/

Planners Web is a planning commissioners journal, a sprawl resource guide including strategies.
 
• http://www.webcom.com/

Conservation design link of the EPA provides design for subdivisions.
 
• http://www.crssa.rutgers.edu/index.html

Rutgers University site focuses on land use information; includes GIS data
 
• http://www.crest.org/efficiency/nrdc/mobility/sprawl.html

Urban Sprawl provides brief overview of the problem.
 
• http://www.planning.org/pubs/

Planning Practice describes a new growing greener approach to subdivision design, intended to preserve open space.
 
• http://www.lgc.org/clc/ahwahnee/principles.html

The Ahwahnee Principles Toward More Livable Communities is an excellent overview of land planning history, need, principles, implementation and community involvement.
 
• http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/webeval/eval1198/index.htm

The Web as a Research Tool: Evaluation Techniques

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