The Local Government Commission in Sacramento,

The Local Government Commission in Sacramento, California, has published an expanded and revised edition of Building Livable Communities: A Policymaker’s Guide to Infill Development, first released in 1995. The handbook includes a new chapter on brownfields and updated information on infill development and how to encourage it. Contact: (916) 448-1198 or www.lgc.org. Dealing with Neighborhood Change: A Primer on Gentrification and Policy Choices is a discussion paper prepared for the Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy and PolicyLink and written by Maureen Kennedy and Paul Leonard. The paper provides a clear definition of gentrification, discusses the causes and negative and positive consequences of the process, and offers practical strategies to arrive at the goal of equitable development. Contact: (202) 797-6139 or www.brook.edu/urban.