Land-Use Planning Resources

• Author: Howard Epstein
• Pages: 559-560

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APPEN DIX C

LAND-USE PLANNING

RESOURCES

1) Canadian In stitute of Planners (CIP), online: www.cip-icu.ca

The CIP publishes Plan Canada, a journal focused on Canadia n plan-

ning is sues.

2) American Planni ng Association (APA), online: ww w.planning.org

The APA publishes Planning a nd the Journal of the APA, both import-

ant planning serials. It also publishes books through the Planners

Press and its Planning Advisory S ervice (PAS) Reports.

3) Provincial government depa rtments

Provincial government depar tments concerned with municipa l af-

fairs such as Onta rio’s Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

offer a range of information about the land-use planning and regu-

latory system. So, too, do departments or spec ial authorities that

have responsibility for natur al resource matters and environmental

regulation.

4) Municipal govern ments

Municipal governments usually publish their off‌icial plans a nd land-

use by-laws as well as some inform ation about land-use planning

initiatives under way and projects under consideration.

5) Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), online: www.fcm.ca

The FCM offers the political perspective of Can adian municipalities

as a collective. There are publications on planning topics.