Publications

Elaine Cogan is the author of the following:

Now that You're on Board: How to Survive ... and thrive ... as a Planning Commissioner
Planning Commissioners Journal

Planning and Urban Design Standards: chapters on public meetings and public hearings
American Planning Association

The Planner's Use of Information: chapter on public participation
American Planning Association

Successful Public Meetings: a Practical Guide, 2nd edition
American Planning Association

Successful Public Meetings: a Practical Guide for Managers in Government
Jossey-Bass Publishers

You Can Talk to (Almost) Anyone About (Almost) Anything: a Speaking Guide for Business and Professional People (co-author with Ben Padrow)
Portland State University

Firm members have contributed to the following:

Techniques of Public Involvement
Council of State Planning Agencies, National Governors' Association

Statewide Policy Instruments
Council of State Planning Agencies, National Governors' Association

The Practice of State and Regional Planning: chapter on citizen participation
International City Management Association and the American Planning Association

Numerous articles in:

• Business Week/Careers
• Journal of Housing
• Journal of the American Planning Association
• Oregon Lands
• Oregon Planners' Journal
• Planning
• Planning Commissioners' Journal
• The Business Journal
• The Oregonian
• Woman Engineer
• Zoning & Land Use Digest