This report is a guide for people interested in shaping their community's future. The guide offers local governments and those they serve ideas for developing a comprehensive plan that articulates the aspirations and vision of a community. It suggests how a plan should provide the policy framework for decisions regarding development, public investment and delivery of government services. The guide is based on the principles of sustainable development, which means simply that it considers how environment, economy and community are interrelated, and how a sustainable community lives within its means by recognizing this in both the short and long term.

Sections

• Cover (577kb)
• Table of Contents (21kb)
• Foreward: Why a planning guide (20kb)
• Chapter 1: Considering the opportunities (1,173kb)
• Chapter 2: Getting Started (555kb)
• Chapter 3: Assessing the state of a community (3,805kb)
• Chapter 4: Setting a community's course (771kb)
• Chapter 5: Developing strategies (1,011kb)
• Chapter 6: Implementing a comprehensive plan (493kb)
• Appendix