
Growing by Choice or Chance - State
Strategies for Quality Growth in South Carolina
Report sponsored by the Urban Land Institute and the South Carolina Real Estate
Center
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Overview of Smart Growth Initiative in South
Carolina
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ULI Smart Growth:
Urban Land Institute (ULI) Smart Growth
is an evolving approach to development, whose goal is to balance economic progress with
environmental protection and quality of life.
http://research.uli.org/DK/CaStd/re_CaStd_SmrtGrthCsStd_fst.html
NAHB:
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is a federation
of more than 800 state and local builders associations throughout the United
States. The mission of this Washington, D.C.-based trade association is to
enhance the climate for housing and the building industry, and to promote
policies that will keep housing a national priority.
http://www.nahb.com/smartgrowth/default.htm
Governor's Office of Smart Growth, Maryland:
Local governments and
land trusts are teaming up to use the Rural Legacy and GreenPrint Programs to
preserve thousands of acres of Maryland's farm lands and natural resource areas
before they are lost forever to unplanned development.
http://www.smartgrowth.state.md.us
National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education
The Center's
goal is to provide up-to-date research on smart growth currently being developed through
the University of Maryland. The Center offers opportunities for both education
and training, as well as a review of current research and publications being
developed by the faculty and staff. Tools and services provided by the center
are designed to guide developers and policy makers toward "smarter" land use
decisions.
http://www.smartgrowth.umd.edu/