Includes bibliographical references and index

Some overarching issues: Sustainability, sprawl, and human health -- Introduction to planning -- Introduction to the comprehensive plan -- Analysis of existing condition in the community practical aspects of existing condition analysis -- Projecting possible futures for the community -- Involving citizens in making a plan -- Planning for future land use -- Planning for public facilities such as parks, roads, and utilities -- Putting it all together -- Decisions that change the land -- Controlling the use of private land through zoning -- Controlling the development of land -- Controllingwhen and where development takes place -- Deciding when and where to build new public facilities -- Fitting the plans together: The regional perspective -- Planning for parks, open space, and green infrastructure -- Planning for particular geographic areas -- Planning for renewal and revitalization -- Planning for natural hazards and community safety -- Planning for housing -- Planning for jobs -- Planning ethics and values -- Becoming a planner of planning commission member