Planning for energy conservation. [Draft chapter from handbook, Land Use and Energy Conservation]

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1976 · ECP Rep.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7153399

Harwood, C C

State, regional, and local governments interested in promoting energy-efficient land use should consider developing, as a first step, a ''comprehensive plan'' that includes energy-conserving land use policies. A comprehensive plan is generally defined as a long-range policy guide consisting of standards and recommendations for future land development. Because comprehensive plans force communities to inventory their resources and project their demands, these plans are a prerequisite to good land development. They show where coordination of land use activities is needed if goals are to be met, and they provide a standard for review so that proposed activities may be evaluated in terms of those goals. Plans also serve an educational function by allowing comparisons between projected and actual development patterns and by reflecting, if they are kept up to date, the desires and activities of the community. But most importantly, in addition to serving these traditional purposes, comprehensive plans can be the primary working document for developing energy-efficient land use. This chapter describes how plans designed to promote energy-efficient land use can be established at state and regional levels (Part I) and at local levels (Part II). Part III briefly outlines guidelines for drafting energy-efficient local comprehensive plans. This chapter discusses how plans can enhance energy conservation through their impact on the decisions of private citizens and government agencies and how plans provide a legal foundation for energy-conserving land use regulations.

• OSTI ID: 7153399
• Journal Information: ECP Rep.; (United States), Journal Name: ECP Rep.; (United States) Vol. 5; ISSN ECPRD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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