Joint Land Use Study Program Guidance Manual (November 2006)
This manual provides guidance on the JLUS program, process, and efforts to
support compatible development. This manual can be obtained on the OEA
internet site at the following address: http://www.oea.gov/.
Working with Local Governments: A Practical Guide for Installations, (May
2012), International City / County Management Association and the National
Association of Counties
This guide provides a primer on how local governments operate and what
installation personnel can do to engage state and local governments in
dialogue on compatibility issues. The guide can be accessed from the
following address: https://www.fedcenter.gov/_kd/Items/actions.cfm?
action=Show&item_id=6203&destination=ShowItem.
Encouraging Compatible Land Use between Local Governments and Military
Installations: A Best Practices Guide (April 2007), NACo
This guidebook presents case studies of best practices between the military
and communities through communication, regulatory approaches, and Joint
Land Use Studies. The guide can be accessed on the NACo internet site at the
following address: http://www.naco.org/.
Commander’s Guide to Community Involvement (August 2012), Range
Commanders Council Sustainability Group
This guide provides tools for proactively addressing compatibility concerns
focusing on outreach, land use, urban sprawl and other sustainability areas.
The guide includes the latest trends and approaches in community
involvement best practices and highlights case studies. This guide can be
accessed from the following address: http://www.repi.mil/Portals/44/
Documents/Primers/Primer_CommunityInvolvement.pdf.
State Policy Options: A Report of the National Conference of State Legislatures
Task Force on Military and Veterans Affairs (January 2012)
This report provides state legislators and staff information about the range of
policy options available to them to sustain their neighboring military
installations and the associated testing and training operations. It is designed
to encourage a greater understanding of the roles that state legislators, local
government officials, land conservation organizations, and the military play in
managing development near military bases and protecting natural resources
and the health and safety of citizens. This report can be accessed at the
following address: http://www.ncsl.org/documents/environ/
NCSL_State_Policy_Options_020112_FINAL.pdf.
Local Sustainability Partnering Innovation Lab: Military‐Community Partnering
for Sustainability at the Local Level (February 2011), Association of Defense
Communities (ADC)
This document presents the findings and lessons learned from an “innovation
laboratory” conducted at the 2011 ADC Winter Conference. The document
reports on this interactive facilitated discussion exercise, focusing on the case
study of Camp Bullis, San Antonio, Texas and the collaborative community
and military efforts to address local and regional sustainability. This
document can be accessed from the following address:
http://www.defensecommunities.org/wp‐content/uploads/2011/03/ADC‐
Local‐Sustainabilty‐Innovation‐Lab‐Final‐After‐Action‐Report.pdf.
Collaborative Land Use Planning: A Guide for Military Installations and Local
Governments, International City / County Management Association and the
Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech
This guide provides essential observations about land use policy and
procedures, discusses critical questions, and suggests model practices for
military commanders to build stronger relationships with local policymakers
and planning officials. This guide can be accessed at the following address:
https://www.fedcenter.gov/_kd/Items/actions.cfm?action=Show&item_id=7
667&destination=ShowItem.
Background Report
Installation‐Community Partnerships: A New Paradigm for Collaborating in the
21st Century, Journal of Defense Communities
The article explores the changes that are prompting military and community
leaders to take a closer look at partnerships, and provides a template for
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