Publications

A Catalyst for Community Land Use Change 2009. A 40 page update on the states, agencies and programs involved in forging a national network of NEMO-adapted programs. Learn what NEMO and the National Network are all about, Network initiatives, Network facts, who supports the Network, what the Network Hub does and our plans for the future.

This report highlights examples from around the Network of local actions that have been catalyzed by NEMO programs.

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Contents (Report by Chapter)

About This Report (436 KB PDF)

About the NEMO Network (160 KB PDF)

Local Land Use Impacts (168 KB PDF)

Changes to Land Use Plans (240 KB PDF)

Changes to Land Use Regulations (232 KB PDF)

On the Ground Changes (300 KB PDF)

Changes to the Decision Making Process (256 KB PDF)

Changes to Research & Information Gathering (252 KB PDF)

Beyond Local Impacts (396 KB PDF)

Coordinating the Network (291 KB PDF)

Network  Initiatives (448 KB PDF)

Moving Forward (112 KB PDF)

Member Directory and Map (572 KB PDF)

Charting a Course for Better Land Use 2005. A 40 page update on the states, agencies and programs involved in forging a national network of NEMO-adapted programs. Learn what NEMO and the National Network are all about, Network initiatives, Network facts, who supports the Network, what the Network Hub does and our plans for the future.

This report highlights examples from around the Network of local actions that have been catalyzed by NEMO programs.

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Contents (Report by Chapter)

About This Report(330 KB PDF)

About the NEMO Network (216 KB PDF)

Network Impacts (201 KB PDF)

Research and Information Gathering (256 KB PDF)

Changes to the Decision Making Process (229 KB PDF)

Changes to Plans (231 KB PDF)

Changes to Regulations (253 KB PDF)

On the Ground Changes (281 KB PDF)

Beyond Local Impacts (365 KB PDF)

Network Initiative Updates (291 KB PDF)

Network Facts (257 KB PDF)

Coordinating the Network (263 KB PDF)

Moving Forward (158 KB PDF)

Network Members and Partners (266 KB PDF)

The National NEMO Network 2002 Progress Report 2003. A 40 page update on the states, agencies and programs involved in forging a national network of NEMO-adapted programs. Learn what NEMO and the National Network are all about, Network initiatives, Network facts, who supports the Network, what the Network Hub does and our plans for the future.

This report highlights NEMO Network programs and the work being done around the states.

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Contents (Report by Chapter)

About This Report(260KB PDF)

About the NEMO Network (195KB PDF)

Network Profiles (186KB PDF)

Alabama NEMO Program (5 KB PDF)

Connecticut NEMO Program (50KB PDF)

Georgia Coastal NEMO Program (67KB PDF)

Indiana Planning with POWER Program (49KB PDF)

Northland NEMO Program (57KB PDF)

Ohio NEMO Program (64KB PDF)

South Carolina Program (59KB PDF)

Tennessee Growth Readiness Program (58KB PDF)

Berkshire NEMO Program (22KB PDF)

Maine NEMO Program (22KB PDF)

New York NEMO Program (22KB PDF)

Network Facts (264KB PDF)

The Network Hub (236KB PDF)

Network Initiatives (360KB PDF)

Moving Forward (157KB PDF)

Contact Members (116KB PDF)

Fact Sheets

#1: Adapting NEMO to Your Area: A Few Key Considerations. 1999. Information about the National Network and how to adapt NEMO to your locality... Who is your target audience? Which issues will you address? What level of effort and funding are you talking about? The Hub has compiled these key issues based on discussions at numerous scoping workshops. (PDF - 146K)

#2: Signing On: Nuts & Bolts Questions about Adapting NEMO. 1999. So, you've scoped out NEMO and decided to have a "go" at basic questions about target audience, topical focus, geographic focus, partners, expertise and funding (National Fact Sheet 1). But before you get down to business, you have some other questions about how this may play out farther down the NEMO road. The Hub answers your top 10 questions... (PDF - 171K)

#3: The Dotted Line: What it Means to Join the National NEMO Network. 1999. Many of your colleagues have asked what exactly it means to "join the NEMO Network". What are the requirements, conditions and caveats involved with participating in the National NEMO Network? The Hub answers these questions and includes the Policy Statement and sample Network Charter. . (PDF - 228K)

#4: How to Reach Local Land Use Officials. 2000. How do you approach a local planning board? What are their concerns? How can you keep them awake during your presentation? The Hub gives a few points on local officials how to reach them. (PDF - 146K)

#5: The Network Hub is Here to Help. 2005. Who is coordinating this Network anyway? Everything you ever wanted to know about the Hub. (PDF - 349K)

Soapbox Editorials

Where Should Growth Occur? 2004. John Jacob (Texas NEMO) The debate over the primacy of the central city versus the suburbs has been around some time, but it is at the heart of the debate about what our cities and regions will look like in the future. Where is most of our future growth going to occur? Does it make a difference where it occurs, and could we do anything about changing where it occurs if we wanted to?. (PDF - 28K)

National NEMO Network Newsletter, Summer 2010. Spotlight on the Network's 7th NEMO University held in Portland, Maine, the National LID Atlas 2.0, Coastal Services Digital Coast, New Tools & Resouces Online, Maps on the Web Training, Changes at Headquarters. (PDF -1.3MB)

National NEMO Network Newsletter, Winter/Spring 2009. The Network's 2008 progress report, announcing the National NEMO Network LID Atlas, Community Resource Inventory Online, NEMO U6 conference review. (PDF -1MB)

National NEMO Network Newsletter, Winter/Spring 2008. The Network's 6th NEMO University conference, Network members adapt FREMO, the Network's new partner CICEET, Indiana's new online tool, CT's stormwater websites, new Hudson River program, new remote sensing training tested at the NOAA Coastal Services Center. (PDF - 700K)

National NEMO Network Newsletter, Summer/Fall 2007. The Hub receives 4 more years of funding from the USDA CSREES Water Quality office, a typical NEMO program dissected, UConn and NEMO release the Jordan Cove CD, New England LID/BMP database Online, welcome 2 new Northland NEMOids, new land/forest fragmentation tool. (PDF - 580K)

National NEMO Network Newsletter, Winter/Spring 2007. NEMO's new forest resources for municipal officials training workshop (FREMO), program spotlight on NEMO Nevada, updates from CT, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, new NEMO educators around the Network, post Cinco de NEMO conference survey results, new CT TMDL goals. (PDF - 360K)

National NEMO Network Newsletter, Summer/Fall 2006. Time for NEMO University 5, Spotlight on NOAA Coastal Services Center, new directions for the Network, updates from AWARE Colorado, NROC (New Hampshire) and CT NEMO, Welcome Oregon and GIS and RS training review. (PDF - 361K)

National NEMO Network Newsletter, Winter/Spring 2006. Spotlight on Tennessee, results from the Geospatial Expertise & Training Needs Survey, updates from the NH, DE, RI & VT NEMO programs, the Network Welcomes Florida, the new Network website is unveiled. (PDF - 535K)

National NEMO Network Newsletter, Summer/Fall 2005. Charting a Course for Better Land Use (the new National publication is highlighted), After the U4ia Subsides, Program Spotlight on New York, Around the Network features "Kudos & Awards" given to members and we welcome new NEMO staff. New Network publications are also highlighted. (PDF - 539K)

National NEMO Network Newsletter, Summer/Fall 2004. Introducing the New National Coordinator, U4-ia Begins, Program Spotlight on Ohio, Vermont Joins the Network, New Products, the Importance of Water Quality Monitoring and more. (PDF - 192K)

National NEMO Network Newsletter, Winter/Spring 2004. The Network at a Crossroads, program spotlight on Indiana NEMO's Planning with POWER, Around the Network spotlights Maine, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Arizona, Connecticut's Changing Landscape project and more. (PDF - 222K)

National NEMO Network Newsletter, Summer/Fall 2003. Special NEMO U3 issue. Top Three Reasons NEMO U3 was a Great Success, Breaking Out at NEMO Central, New States Join the Network, Network Workshops, National Geospatial Datasets Web Page and more. (PDF - 165K)

National NEMO Network Newsletter, Winter/Spring 2003. NEMO U3 in May! Project Spotlight on Rhode Island, Network Progress Report Published, Training Sessions, Ohio NEMO Conference, New States join the Network, Northland NEMO hires new coordinator. (PDF - 135K)

National NEMO Network Newsletter, Summer/Fall 2002. NEMO U2 a Huge success, Open Space Boot Camp August 5-6, Project Spotlight on Minnesota, Around the Network-NOAA Grant Competition Results,ISAT-A New Geospatial Tool, Web Updates and News of Interest, NEMO Named Group of the Month. (PDF - 135K)

National NEMO Network Newsletter, Winter 2002. Update from the National NEMO Network Interagency Work Group meeting on December 6, 2001, a Connecticut town's success story, History: a bit of unknown info on John McAdam, news from around the network and introducing the first Earth Grant Geospatial Extension Specialist. (PDF - 80K)

National NEMO Network Newsletter, Winter 2001. Updates from the first annual NEMO U, a Maine success story, Connecticut's Municipal Initiative, web highlights, update from the National NEMO Network Interagency Work Group meeting on December 7, 2000 and more. (PDF - 126K)

National NEMO Network Newsletter, Winter 2000.Update from the National NEMO Network Interagency Work Group meeting on December 7, 1999, Updates on NEMO across the country, updates on our website, Measuring Impervious Surface article, introducing the NEMO Team and info on the first ever NEMO U. (PDF - 146K)

Dickson, D., C. Arnold and C.Chadwick. March/April 2011. National LID Atlas: A Collaborative Online Database of Innovative Stormwater Management Practices. Marine Technology Society Journal, vol. 45 no. 2  “The Marine Technology Society is a not-for-profit, international, professional association. Founded in 1963, the Society believes that the advancement of marine technology and the productive, sustainable use of the oceans depend upon the active exchange of ideas between government, industry and academia. See www.mtsociety.org.”

Rozum, J. and J. Barrett. 2010. Habitat-Based Management Planning for Land Stewards. Journal of Extension, vol. 48 no. 6

JOE Arnold article

PERS article

1993 Watersheds proceedings?

1996 Watershed proceedings?

The journal article in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing entitled "Enhanced Outreach Education as a Decision Support System for Local Land Use Officials" won the 2001 ESRI Award for the Best Scientific Paper in Geographic Information Systems.