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9666
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The North Carolina chapter of the American Planning Association marked its 50th Anniversary in 2007. Choosing the individuals who have most shaped planning practice in the state was done by more than seventy chapter members who submitted one hundred and four names. A selection committee then narrowed down the list to the eight most influential planners. Two of the eight are deceased.
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9667
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The authors discuss five issues that will challenge North Carolina planners in the next fifty years--population growth, transportation funding, hazard mitigation, growth and development, and environmental quality.
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9668
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Nance has held planning positions in Gastonia and Winston-Salem. Currently she is president of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association. She discusses her role as chapter president and her views on present and future challenges facing planners in the state.
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10348
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Robert Edwin Stipe of Chapel Hill died September 23, 2007. Stipe, a former director of the Division of Archives and History, had a lifelong involvement with preservation in both the public and private sectors. The authors reflect on his commitment to preservation and to people.
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10349
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The Center for Urban and Regional Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Patrone summarizes the history of the Center, which has published over 1,150 reports, monographs, and books and involved many students in its numerous research projects.
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10351
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Although manufactured housing is one solution to meet the needs of affordable housing, many myths are associated with this housing type, the industry, and financing. For example, many people think that it is peculiarly southern; that borrowers are poor, white, and rural; and that loans on this type of housing have larger than normal interest rates.
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10352
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North Carolina does not have any statewide policies that require municipalities to develop housing at every economic level. Still there are some that are seeking to do this. The authors discuss four municipalities--Chapel Hill, Davidson, Manteo, and Greensboro--that are developing different tools and strategies to provide affordable housing.
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To ensure that affordable housing is available to citizens, some state legislatures mandate that local governments make provisions to create more low-cost units. North Carolina does not do this. Using examples of what has been done in other states, such as Nevada and California, Stowell discusses what could be possible in North Carolina.
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10354
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A recent report questions an aspect of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit. This tax credit is the largest production resource for affordable rental housing. Shelburne \"explores several discrepancies and seeks to clarify potential misrepresentations within the report, which, as they stand, question the efficacy of the program.\"
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12444
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De Sousa discusses the evolution of urban greening, how it benefits cities, and the use of brownfields as sites for greening activities.
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12445
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The authors discuss benefits of protecting urban trees, such as lower energy costs through shading and reduced greenhouse gases and survey tree protection strategies in over one hundred local and county governments in the state.
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12446
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Cary, North Carolina implemented a greenway program over a decade ago; however, the city had no information its usage. Bush describes the method for determining greenway usage in Cary and for other communities as well.
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12447
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This article features communities that successfully integrated water resource management into urban sustainability efforts.
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15796
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The concept of coastal resource management in North Carolina began to take shape in the mid-1960s. With rapid development increasing pressure on the lifestyle, resource base, and economic well-being of the area, consecutive legislative sessions drafted and approved the Coastal Area Management Act of 1974.
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15797
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The article discusses the current state of the juvenile corrections system in North Carolina, its objectives, changes, and the public and professional expectations to which it leans. The author argues for a community-based correction system in lieu of inappropriate current objectives.
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