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1 online resource (261 pages) |
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Cover; Copyright; About the Urban Land Institute; Project Staff; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1: An Introduction to Conservation Development; Why Conservation Development?; What Is Conservation Development?; The Roots of Conservation Development; Types of Conservation Developments; The Future of Conservation Development; Chapter 2: Benefits and Limitations of Conservation Development; Ecological Benefits; Health and Social Benefits; Economic Benefits; Limitations and Obstacles; Chapter 3: Assessing the Feasibility of Conservation Development |
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Landscape SuitabilityThe Regulatory Environment; Determining the Market; Refining the Project Concept and Setting Goals; Chapter 4: Conservation Development Planning, Design, and Marketing; Site Selection; Creating a Vision and Goals; Identifying Natural, Cultural, and Historic Features; The Design Process; Marketing; Measuring Success; Chapter 5: Management and Stewardship of Open Lands; Landownership; Land Protection Tools; Restoration and Enhancement; Land Management; Stewardship and Funding; The Environmental Team; Chapter 6: Conservation Development Case Studies |
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Bundoran Farm, Albemarle County, VirginiaGalisteo Basin Preserve, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Hidden Springs, Ada County, Idaho; Homestead Preserve, Bath County, Virginia; Jackson Meadow, Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota; Santa Lucia Preserve, Monterey County, California; Serenbe, Fulton County, Georgia; Spring Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina; Storm Mountain Ranch, Steamboat Springs, Colorado; Tryon Farm, Michigan City, Indiana; Appendixes; Examples of Conservation Development by Region; How to Evaluate a Conservation Development Ordinance; Conservation Subdivisions Fact Sheet; Resources |
| Summary |
Practical how-to information for conservation-minded urban-planning professionals is provided in this invaluable guide. The importance of natural lands or open space in master-planned communities--either in the suburbs or on the edge of existing cities--is thoroughly explained and coupled with examples of conservation-oriented housing developments that incorporate this key component |
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Print version record |
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Planned communities -- United States
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Open spaces -- United States
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Housing development -- United States
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Housing development
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Open spaces
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Planned communities
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780874202168 |
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0874202167 |
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