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Immediately following Hurricane Katrina, the Mississippi Governor's Commission for Recovery, Rebuilding and Renewal provided planning teams to work with coastal communities to prepare long-range rebuilding plans followed by further community-initiated plans. Eighteen months after Katrina, this paper examines the degree to which environmental protection has been incorporated into the long-range plans developed in Harrison County, Mississippi. This study finds that environmental protection has not been adequately integrated into the plans. It concludes by offering recommendations on how these communities can improve their plans relative to environmental protection measures as they move into their next phase of planning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the role of community and student involvement in determining which codes of enforcement and enforcement strategies will be enforced in a university neighborhood revitalization. The study is drawn from a plan to revitalize the neighborhoods surrounding the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Furthermore, it highlights the conditions in which American cities can use the code of enforcement process in stimulating neighborhood development.

The article examines the location of telecommunication hotels in Germany. The knowledge level of city officials is determined through surveys and interviews. German municipal planners work in a system characterized by proactive planning, supported by a legal system based on statutory law. The interviews were conducted to determine the involvement in telecommunications planning in the selected cities. The municipal officials have revealed there is more focus on the promotion of development than in the regulation of telecom hotels. There are several reasons why hotels are located at the industrial fringes adjacent to the city centers. The rent is lower and the area is near the fiber optic cables. The availability of parking areas also influence the selection of location for telecom hotels.