The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) invited Barry to author a chapter in the first edition of Local Planning, an all-new version of what was previously known as in the planning profession as “The Green Book.” The new edition was designed to help the reader understand the complexities of local planning and consists of chapters written by experts, academics, practitioners, and observers of planning. 

Barry’s chapter, entitled Plans that Fit the Purpose, profiled different types of community plans and highlighted trends in plan content, scope, and intent.  Local Planning is used as a textbook on many college campuses and is considered a “must-have” resource by many professional planners.