03992nam 2200589Ia 450 991082214840332120200520144314.00-87420-216-7(CKB)2550000001135448(StDuBDS)AH25011997(SSID)ssj0000633672(PQKBManifestationID)11392605(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000633672(PQKBWorkID)10621550(PQKB)10251990(MiAaPQ)EBC896677(Au-PeEL)EBL896677(CaPaEBR)ebr10555720(CaONFJC)MIL535156(OCoLC)792685154(EXLCZ)99255000000113544820100416d2010 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrConservation communities creating value with nature, open space, and agriculture /Edward T. McMahonWashington, DC Urban Land Institutec20101 online resource (160 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-87420-132-2 1-306-03905-3 Includes bibliographical references.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 -- Landscape Suitability -- The 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 -- Bundoran Farm, Albemarle County, Virginia -- Galisteo 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.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.Planned communitiesUnited StatesOpen spacesUnited StatesHousing developmentUnited StatesPlanned communitiesOpen spacesHousing development307.76/8McMahon Edward1947-1629243Urban Land Institute.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822148403321Conservation communities3966858UNINA