Resources - Michigan Land Use Studies

• Burchell, Robert and Neuman, Nancy.  “The Costs of Current Development Versus Compact Growth:  Adapted from Summary Findings.”  Planning and Zoning News, August 1997, p. 10-15. (INT)
• Burchell, Robert.  Fiscal Impacts of Alternative Land Development Patterns in Michigan:  The Costs of Current Development Versus Compact Growth, SEMCOG, 1997, various pages, paperback.* (ADV)
• Dempsey, Dave.  “The Origins and Quality of Michigan’s Environmental Leadership Among the Great Lakes Basin States,” Planning and Zoning News, December 2001, p. 8-13. (INT)
• Dempsey, Dave.  Ruin and Recovery:  Michigan’s Rise as a Conservation Leader, University of Michigan Press, 2001, 236 pages, paperback. (ADV)
• Dempsey, Dave. William J. Milliken: Michigan’s Passionate Moderate, University of Michigan Press and Petoskey Publishing, 2006, 291 pages.
• Duprey, Steven and Harvey, Lynn.  “The Financial Health and Fiscal Capacity of Municipal Governments in Michigan,” Planning and Zoning News, September 1998, p. 6-10. (INT)
• Fluharty, Marlene.  “New Directions Toward Integrated Land Use Planning,”  Planning and Zoning News, September 1993, p. 5-12. (INT)
• Michigan Economic Development Corporation. “Strategic Directions for Michigan’s Future,” Planning and Zoning News, December 1999, p. 5-12. (INT)
• Michigan Society of Planning.   Water, Sewer, and Other Infrastructure Trends Working Paper, MSP, August 1995. (INT)
• Michigan Society of Planning.  Natural Resources and the Environment Trends Working Paper, MSP, July 1995. (INT)
• Michigan Society of Planning.  Transportation Trends Working Paper, MSP, August 1995. (INT)
• Michigan State University.  Status and Potential of Michigan Natural Resources (SAPMINR): Overview Reports and Focus Reports, Michigan State University, 1995. (BAS-INT)                  
• MLU Manning, Michele.  “Transit History in Michigan and Detroit,” Planning and Zoning News, April 2003, p. 5-8. (BAS)
• Northwest Michigan Council of Governments.  Northwest Michigan Greenways Report:  For the Counties of Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, and Leelanau, 1998, 47 pages, paperback. (INT)
• Palacios, Emily and Currie, Kristine.  Counter Trends Case Studies, MSP, August 1995. (INT)
• Palacios, Emily.  “An Assessment of Relative Environmental Risk in    Michigan,” Planning and Zoning News, August 1992, p. 5-12.* (INT)
• Public Sector Consultants.  Michigan Land Resource Project, Public Sector Consultants, November 2001, 125 pages, (INT)
• Public Sector Consultants.  Status of Michigan Cities:  An Index of Urban Well-Being, April 2002, 52 pages, paperback. (INT)
• Public Sector Consultants. Michigan’s Land, Michigan’s Future: The Final Report of the Michigan Land Use Leadership Council, August 2003, 100 pages. www.michiganlanduse.org. (BAS)
• Schmid, Allan.  “Executive Summary of Impact of Population Growth and Distribution on Local Government Expenditures in Michigan,” Planning and Zoning News, August 1997, p. 16-19. (INT)
• Schmid, Allan; Begashaw, Getachew; and Ozair, Adnan.  Impact of Population Growth and Distribution on Local Government Expenditures in Michigan, 1981-1995, SEMCOG, 1997, various pages, paperback. (ADV)
• Skjaerlund, David and Norberg, Daniel.  Agricultural Trends Working Paper, MSP, December 1994. (INT)
• Skjaerlund, David.  “Michigan Farmland and Agriculture Development Task Force Policy Recommendations and Options,” Planning and Zoning News, January 1995, p. 5-18. (INT)
• Smyth, Paul.  Patterns on the Land:  Our Choices, Our Future, MSP, 1995, soft-bound booklet. (BAS)
• Southeast Michigan Council of Governments.  The ‘Business as Usual’ Trend Future:  The Data Base, SEMCOG, 1991, 157 pages. (INT)
• Southeast Michigan Council of Governments. Migration and its Impact on Southeast Michigan, 1990 – 2003, 2004, 51 pages.
• Staley, Samual R.  Urban Sprawl and the Michigan Landscape:  A Market-Oriented Approach, Mackinac Center for Public Policy, 1998, 63 pages, paperback. (INT)
• Suvedi, Murari; Taylor, Gary; and Davis, Phillip.  Perspectives on Land Use:  A Survey of Township Land Use Decision Makers in Michigan, Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, MSU, 2002, 42 pages.
• Suvedi, Murari; Taylor, Gary; and Davis, Phillip.  Perspectives on Land Use:  A Statewide Survey of Land Use Decision Makers in Michigan, Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, MSU, 2002, 26 pages.
• Thornton, Dozier and Weissert, Carol, editors.  Urban Policy Choices for Michigan Leaders, Michigan State University Press, 2002, 230 pages, paperback. (ADV)
• Tyler, David and LaBelle, Suzanne.  Jobs and the Built Environment Trends Working Paper, MSP, August 1995. (INT)
• Warbach, John and Norberg, Daniel.  Public Lands and Forestry Trends Working Paper, MSP, July 1995. (INT)
• Warbach, John and Reed, Robin.  Tourism and Recreation Trends Working Paper, MSP, July 1995. (INT)
• Warbach, John.  “How Land Use Trends will Affect the State’s Character and Economy though 2040.” Planning and Zoning News, October 2001, p. 12-13. (BAS)
• Wyckoff, Mark and Moultane, Terry.  Mineral Trends Working Paper, MSP, July 1995. (INT)
• Wyckoff, Mark and Reed, Robin.  Demographic Trends Working Paper, MSP, August 1995. (INT)
• Wyckoff, Mark.  “County Planning in Michigan…the Sleeping Giant,” Planning and Zoning News, December 1993, p. 5-6. (BAS)
• Wyckoff, Mark.  Institutional Structure for Land Use Decision Making in Michigan, MSP, August 1995. (INT)
• Wyckoff, Mark. “Highlights of Michigan’s Land, Michigan’s Future: The Final Report of the Michigan Land Use Leadership Council,” Planning and Zoning News, August 2003, p. 5-13.* (BAS)