Building the Wyoming We Want

Links and Resources

Overview of Growth Trends

• William R. Travis et al, “Western Futures: A Look into the Patterns of Land Use and Future Development in the American West,” Center for the American West, 2005.

Best Practices Toolkits

• Envision Utah -  Several toolkits can be found online. Click here

The Real Costs of Sprawl

• Roger Coupal, David T. Taylor, and Donald M. McLeod, “The Cost of Community Services for Rural Residential Development in Wyoming,” University of Wyoming, 2002. Click here to read.
• Roger Coupal, David T. Taylor and Donald M. McLeod, “The Cost of County Rural Residential Development: A Statewide Summary of Results,” University of Wyoming, 2002.
• For additional related materials, click here.
• Arthur C. Nelson and Mitch Moody, “Paying for Prosperity — Impact Fees and Job Growth,” The Brookings Institution, 2003.

Open Space and Ranchland Conservation

• American Farmland Trust, “Rocky Mountain Agricultural Landowners: Guide to Conservation and Sustainability.“
• “Conservation Development in Texas,” Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, 2006.