Bauer, Leonard, and Peter K. Watt. Dispute Resolution: A Handbook for Land Use Planners and Resource Managers. 1990. Bureau of Governmental Research and Service (BGRS*), Eugene, OR. A guide to resolving conflicts without litigation; 100 pages; $10.00.
Bureau of Governmental Research and Service (BGRS*). Guide to Local Planning and Development. 1986. A reference manual for planning commissions and local elected officials; 198 pages; $10.00.
BGRS*. Local Planning Digest. 1986. A summary of Oregon planning laws, intended for local planning officials; 48 pages; $4.00.
Center for Urban Education. 1989 Oregon Media Guide. 0245 SW Bancroft, Suite B, Portland OR 97201. A listing of newspapers, radio stations, and television stations throughout Oregon, with tips on how to prepare news releases and public service announcements; 110 pages; $7.50. The next edition is expected in the spring of 1992.
Clackamas County Community Planning Organizations: A citizen's Guide. 1991. Clackamas County, 906 Main Street, Oregon City OR 97045. A well-organized handbook on how the county organized and maintains its network of citizen advisory committees; 75 pages; $4.00.
Cogan, Elaine. Successful Public Meetings. 1992. Jossey-Bass Publishers, 350 Sansome Street, San Francisco CA 94104; 135 pages; $23.95.
Creighton, James L. The Public Involvement Manual. 1981. Originally published by University Press of America; now available through the American Planning Associat ion's Planners' Bookstore, 1313 East 60th Street, Chicago IL 60637. A detailed work on the theory and practice of citizen involvement; 333 pages; $49.50.
Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). A Citizen's Guide to Oregon's Coastal Management Program. 1988. DLCD, 1175 Court Street NE, Salem OR 97310. Illustrated, plain-English guide to land-use planning programs for Oregon's coast; 32 pages; free.
Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). Oregon's Statewide Planning Goals and Guidelines. 1990. DLCD, 1175 Court Street NE, Salem OR 97310. A tabloid with the complete text of Oregon's statewide standards for planning and citizen involvement; 24 pages; free.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Community Relations in Superfund: A Handbook, 1988. Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington DC 20460. Much of this book's material isn't relevant to citizen involv ement in planning, but its Appendix A contains a useful summary of public relations techniques -- a page or two on each of 29 activities. The 1988 "interim" version" is being updated; a new version is expected in 1992.
Howell, Robert E., Marvin E. Olsen, and Darryl Olsen. Designing a Citizen Involvement Program: A Guidebook for Involving Citizens in the Resolution of Environmental Issues. 1987. Western Rural Development Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR 97331. Focuses on citizen involvement in sitting large facilities such as dams; contains five case studies, some theory, 16 principles of citizen involvement, and model program; 178 pages; $5.00.
1000 Friends of Oregon. A Citizen's Guide to Land Use Decision Making. 1985. 300 Willamette Building, 534 SW Third, Portland OR 97204. An explanation of the legal requirements and procedures that a citizen needs to know to participate effectively in local land-use planning; 145 pages; $12.90. Now under revision, with the new edition expected in 1992.
Oregon State Bar Committee on Continuing Legal Education. Land Use. 1982. (with 1988 supplement). This two-volume set is the definitive work on planning law in Oregon. For a concise summary of the law on citizen involvement, see Volume I, Chapter 2, "Process Goals--Goals 1 and 2.," sections 2.1-2.15, by Laurence Kressel and Barry L. Adamson.
Oregon Visions Project of the American Planning Association's Oregon Chapter. Oregon Visions Trilogy. 1990. To order, contact Sharon Kelly Meyer, Metro, 2000 SW First Avenue, Portland OR 97201-5398; telephone 503 221-1646, Ext. 365. A manual that explains how a community can do long-range planning by comparing alternative scenarios and building a vision of what the community's future should be; 160 pages; $10.00 (includes postage and handling). Now under revision, with the new edition expected in 1992.
Portland Office of Neighborhood Associations. Portland Neighborhoods: A Citizen's Handbook. 1986. 122 SW 5th Avenue, Room 204, Portland OR 97204. A detailed guide on how to participate in Portland's neighborhood association; now under revision, with the new edition expected in 1992.
Rohse, Mitch, Land-Use Planning in Oregon. 1987. Oregon State University Press, 101 Walso Hall, Corvallis OR 97330. Plain-English overview of planning in Oregon; 286 pages; $15.95.
Warner, Katharine P. "Public Involvement as Planning Communication," pps.125-138, in The Planner's Use of Information, Hemalata C. Dandekar, Ed. 1988. Planner's Bookstore, 1313 East 60th street, Chicago IL 60637; 225 pages; $24.95. A brief look at identifying "public's and the tools that can be used to reach them.
The BGRS closed in 1991. However, its publications still may be ordered from BGRS, PO Box 3177, Eugene, OR 97403-0177 (telephone 346-5286).