CMCA Principals

Paul C. Crawford, FAICP

Publications, Professional and Academic Presentations

"Advanced Microcomputer Uses for Planners." Continuing education course for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (with Richard Brail), San Luis Obispo, September 15, 1988.

"Archive." Article in Science Fiction Review, Number 35, January, 1970.

"Atlas*GIS for the IBM PC." University extension continuing education course with Dr. Steven French and Karl Mohr, University of California, Davis, January, June, and December, 1992; June, and December, 1993; December, 1994, 1995.

"Automated Answers to Zoning Questions." Chapter in The ABZs of Planning Management, by Paul C. Zucker, West Coast Publishers, San Diego, 1997.

"Beyond Zoning." Presentation as panelist at 13th annual Land Use Law and Planning Conference, UCLA Extension, Santa Monica, 1999.

"The California Codes Challenge: Implementing Smart Growth and New Urbanism through General Plans and Zoning Codes." Two-day continuing education course developed and presented with Stefanos Polyzoides, including Dena Belzer, Rick Cole, Geoffrey Ferrell, Robert Sitkowski, and Peter Swift. Pasadena, September 2003.

"California Growth Management Fever." Article in CEIS Local Report, March, 1990.

"Coastal Planning and Offshore Oil." Presentation as panelist at the American Planning Association California Chapter annual conference, Newport Beach, September 13, 1990.

"Computerized Zoning." Presentation as panelist at the American Planning Association national conference, Los Angeles, April 9, 1986.

"Cutting Edge Planning Tools." Presentation as panelist at the League of California Cities Planners Institute, Monterey, March 11, 1993.

"Designing and Implementing Effective Zoning Ordinances." University extension continuing education course with Bruce Jacobson and Ron Pflugrath, University of California, Los Angeles, February 1995, February 1996, November 1997, February 2001, February 2003.

"Fast Tracking Permits in the '90s." Presentation as panelist at the American Planning Association California Chapter annual conference, Sacramento, October 21, 1991.

"Fear and Loathing in San Luis Obispo County." Article in California Planner, Vol. 3, No. 7, July, 1980.

"Focused Zoning for Smart Growth - Stopping Sprawl at the Source." Presentation as panel moderator at the American Planning Association California Chapter annual conference, San Diego, October 8, 2002.

"Fundamentals of Planning Practice and Zoning Administration." Civil Engineering Department guest lecture, Stanford University, October 24, 1982.

"The General Plan and Zoning as an Integrated System." Presentation at the American Planning Association Zoning Institute, San Francisco, October 25, 1982.

"Geographic Information Systems." Continuing education course for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (with Joe Ferriera, Steven French, David Godschalk, Dana Tomlin, Lyna Wiggins), San Luis Obispo, September 11-12, 1987, and September 16-17, 1988.

"Getting Started with Computer Support: Down-to-Earth Applications Needed." Presentation as panelist at the Southern California Institute of Architecture symposium Planning Tools in an Information Society, Los Angeles, November 9, 1884.

"GIS: Introduction to the Technology and its Institutional Issues." Panel moderator and presentation as panelist at American Planning Association California Chapter annual conference, Modesto, October 5, 1993.

"Growth Management: Some Neglected Issues." Presentation as panelist at the County Supervisors Association of California (CSAC) annual meeting, San Jose, November 15, 1989.

"History of Sprawl and New Urban Codes." Article in Council Report IV, Congress for the New Urbanism and The Town Paper, Gaithersburg, MD, 2003, p.46.

"Implementing the New Urbanism." Presentation as panelist at the American Planning Association California Chapter annual conference, Costa Mesa, September 1998.

"Infill Development - Tending to Context." Presentation as panelist at "Infill Development Conference: Getting Results," UC Davis, April 10, 2002.

"Introduction to Geographic Information Systems." University extension continuing education course with Dr. Steven French and Karl Mohr. University of California, Davis, May and October, 1991; January, June and December, 1992; June, and December, 1993; December, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999.

"Key Planning Tools - An Introduction to Zoning and Subdivision Codes." Presentation at the League of California Cities Planners Institute, San Diego, March 21, 2003.

"Liveable Communities: Amending Land Use Regulations to Promote New Urbanism." Public lecture for Building a Better Bend, Bend, Oregon, October 16, 2003.

"Merging onto the Information Superhighway: Innovations in Information Systems for Planners." Panelist at American Planning Association California Chapter annual conference, San Diego, October 20, 1994.

"Microcomputers and Information Management in the Planning Office." Continuing education course for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (with Gil Castle, Joe Ferriera, Steven French, Richard Klosterman, Alven Lam, Dana Tomlin), Los Angeles, September 18, 1986.

"Microcomputers for Planners." Continuing education course for the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (with Gilbert Castle and Steven French), San Luis Obispo, September 10, 1987.

"New Urbanist Principles in Infill and Revitalization: Zoning and General Plan Techniques." Presentation at Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG)/Association of Environmental Professionals workshop "From Theory to Practice: Tools for Community Infill, Revitalization, and Resource Protection," May 18, 2000.

"The Next Generation of General Plans." Presentation as panelist at the League of California Cities Planning Commissioners' Institute, Monterey, April 6, 1989.

"Offshore Oil Development and Industry Credibility." Speech before the American Institute of Professional Geologists annual meeting, Solvang, California, September 28, 1984.

"Permit Tracking Systems." Workshop at symposium "Information Tools for Local Governments," sponsored by the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, Los Angeles, November 6, 1987.

"Planning, Architecture, and Politics: Sprawl Codes, New Urbanist Codes, and the Challenge of Community-Wide Coding." Keynote speech at the Santa Fe Council of the Congress for the New Urbanism, October 18, 2002.

"Planning in Paradise: How it's Going in S.L.O. County." Presentation as panelist at the American Planning Association California Chapter annual conference, October, 1995.

Planning in the Eastern Sierra: Improving Intergovernmental Coordination, Public Involvement, and Land Use Decisions, editor of report by the California Planning Roundtable, July 2002.

"Planning Tools In California." City of Los Angeles, Planning Commission Nominees Training Seminar, June 10, 2000.

"Redesigning the Zoning Ordinance." University extension continuing education course with Bruce Jacobson and Paul Wack, University of California, Davis, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003.

"RFPs and Consultant Nightmares." Presentation at American Planning Association workshop, "RFPs - How to Improve the Process." Anaheim, May 21, 1992; Sacramento, June 4, 1992.

"A Restored Creek Becomes a Community Focal Point." Article in Urban Ecologist, Winter, 1994.

The Role and Responsibility of the Planning Commissioner. Municipal Video Project, Pappas Teleproductions, Fresno, 1988. Co-author (with Dan Curtin, Greg Dowds, Dave Eisenbise, et al.) and commentator in 40-minute video production.

"Should the General Plan and Zoning be Abolished?" Panelist presentation at the League of California Cities Planners' Institute, Monterey, March, 1997.

"Smart Growth and New Urbanism in Practice: Form-Based Codes." Moderator and panelist at the American Planning Association California Chapter annual conference, Santa Barbara, September 29, 2003.

"Smart Growth and New Urbanism in Practice: The Statewide Planning Framework." Panelist at the American Planning Association California Chapter annual conference, with Andres Duany and Tal Finney. Santa Barbara, September 29, 2003.

"Smart Growth for Citizen Planners." Panelist at the American Planning Association national conference, Denver, March 31, 2003.

"Sprawl and Agriculture." Article (co-authored with Kenneth Entin and Kenneth Milam) in symposium Beyond "Beyond Sprawl," published by the California Planning Roundtable, 1995.

"Stored Wisdom: Stock Conditions, Document Shells and Your Personal Computer." Presentation at American Planning Association workshop, "Improving Your Findings and Conditions." Burbank, May 17, 1991; Oakland, June 7, 1991.

"Water in California: Issues for Local Planning." Panelist presentation for workshop session entitled "Water--California's Liquid Gold," at American Planning Association California Chapter annual conference, Modesto, October 4, 1993.

"What's New with New Urbanism." Presentation to Central Coast Section, American Planning Association, September 14, 2001.

Who Wins? Who Loses? Social Equity in Planning, editor of report by the California Planning Roundtable, 1995.

Why Plan? A Primer for the Concerned Citizen. Municipal Video Project, Pappas Teleproductions, Fresno, 1988. Co-author (with Dan Curtin, Greg Dowds, Dave Eisenbise, et al.) and commentator in 40-minute video production.

The World Within. Co-author, producer, director (with John F. Slaven) of 28-minute documentary motion picture, 1978. (Accepted for exhibition at the Festival International Du Film De Speleologie, La Chapelle En Vercors, France, August, 1986.)

"Zoning by Phone." Article in California County, July-August, 1990, p.32.

"Zoning for Smart Growth." Presentation at the Coachella Valley Smart Growth Conference, Palm Springs, May 2, 2003.

"Zoning for Smart Growth." Presentation at It Takes A Region - A Regional Smart Growth Conference, San Luis Obispo, February 28, 2003.

"Zoning for Smart Growth: Methods and Strategies." Presentations at Developing Smart Growth Zoning Codes, Local Government Commission workshops in Bakersfield, Fresno, and Lodi, December 2002.

As a professional photographer, my work has been published in California County, California Planner, Housing, l'Architecture d'Adjourd'hui, The Urban Ecologist, and Western City magazines.

Updated 12/1/03