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Search Results for by Thomas I. Miller, Ph.D.

Citizen Surveys: Part 2 - Why Is the Survey Needed? / How Much to Spend? / Putting a Team in Place

Citizen Surveys: Part 2 – Why Is the Survey Needed? / How Much to Spend? / Putting a Team in Place

by Thomas I. Miller, Ph.D.

…the target population and sample. 5. Determine how many people should be surveyed, and how to reach them. 6. Ask the right questions in the right way. Thomas I. Miller, Ph.D., is founder and President…

Citizen Surveys: Part 3 - Select the Target Population / Survey Size / Questions to Ask

Citizen Surveys: Part 3 – Select the Target Population / Survey Size / Questions to Ask

by Thomas I. Miller, Ph.D.

…of error (i.e., confidence interval) remains at about +or – 5 percentage points around any percent. Source: Thomas I. Miller and Michelle A. Miller, Citizen Surveys: How to Do Them, How to Use Them, What…

Citizen Surveys: Part 1 - How Surveys Can Support Local Planning Efforts

Citizen Surveys: Part 1 – How Surveys Can Support Local Planning Efforts

by Thomas I. Miller, Ph.D.

…Thomas I. Miller, Ph.D., is founder and President of National Research Center, Inc., a survey research firm located in Boulder, Colorado. An expert in research and evaluation methods, Miller is the co-author of Citizen Surveys:…

Citizen Surveys: Part 4 - Ask the Right Person / Testing / Conduct the Survey & Analyze Results

Citizen Surveys: Part 4 – Ask the Right Person / Testing / Conduct the Survey & Analyze Results

by Thomas I. Miller, Ph.D.

…the survey is; identifying the target population and sample size; asking the right questions in the right way; and conducting the survey in a fair and unbiased manner. Thomas I. Miller, Ph.D., is founder and…

Historic theater in downtown Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Planning for Historic Preservation

by Amy Facca; Donovan Rypkema; Julia Miller; Edward McMahon; and Wayne Senville

…Notes: Miller, T.I., Kobayashi, M. K., Hayden, S. E., Citizen Surveys: a comprehensive guide to making them matter. International City/County Management Association, Washington, D.C. 2009. ↩ The percentage of households in a [telephone] sample that…

people sitting in waiting room

Dealing With Negative Attitudes Towards Government

by Elaine Cogan

…has consulted for more than 36 years with communities undertaking strategic planning and visioning processes. Cogan has been honored for her work on a variety of citizen involvement projects. Notes: Miller, T.I., Kobayashi, M. K.,…

Illustration - the return of dead malls

Retrofitting Dead Malls; Health Rankings; & Do Your Neighbors Shape Your Behavior?

by PlannersWeb Editor Wayne Senville

…on sharing energy saving tips! Notes: Miller, T.I., Kobayashi, M. K., Hayden, S. E., Citizen Surveys: a comprehensive guide to making them matter. International City/County Management Association, Washington, D.C. 2009. ↩ The percentage of households…

The Secrets of Successful Communities

Read ULI analyst Ed McMahon's seven part series.

Basics of Putting Together a Comprehensive Plan

Take a look at this excellent series of articles by Jim Segedy & Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy.

Planner & Commissioner

Our 5-part series on the relationship between staff planners and planning board members.

An Introduction to Form-Based Codes

Joel Russell & Mary Madden of the Form-Based Codes Institute cover the basics of this new approach to zoning.

Building Your Local Economy

Planner Gwendolyn Hallsmith offers a progressive take on planning for local economic development in this five-part series starting with Coping With Economic Meltdown.

Also, take a look at our extended reprints from economic development planner Della Rucker's excellent book, The Local Economy Revolution.

Pro-Forma 101 – Getting Familiar With a Basic Tool of Real Estate Analysis

Ever wonder how a pro-forma is put together & what it is used for? This four-part article provides an easy to understand introduction.
Planning ABC's

The late Professor Laurence Gerckens' delightful and informative Planning ABC's can be viewed online.


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