Briefing Paper: State and Provincial Land Use and Smart Growth Trends in the Great Lakes Region

Great Lakes Commission, 2008

Urbanization: Chapter 4 of Priorities and Progress Under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement; 2003-2005

International Joint Commission, 2006

Urbanization:  The Land Use Water Quality Linkage.

Chapter 3 of Priorities and Progress Under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement; 2001-2003

International Joint Commission, 2003

Linking Brownfields Redevelopment and Greenfields Protection for Sustainable Development (2001) was prepared as part of a collaborative project called Bridges that involved more than two years of research on behalf of Great Lakes Commission staff in partnership with the National Wildlife Federation-Great Lakes Natural Resource Center and the Council of Great Lakes Industries. Strategic actions presented in the report aim to promote sustainable development through urban revitalization and the preservation of the rural areas and open spaces. An Executive Summary is also available.

Impacts of Changing Land Use in the Great Lakes Basin
State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference, 1996
A paper developed by the Great Lakes Commission, USEPA and Environment Canada discussing trends in land use, case studies of best practices and land use planning across the border.

Land Use Policy Roundtable Series
Great Lakes Commission
Commission staff work with key stakeholders in each state to design and conduct a land use policy roundtable aimed at promoting linkages between brownfields redevelopment and greenfields protection. Each roundtable is crafted to meet individual state needs by building on past accomplishments as well as current initiatives within the state.