Conservation communities : creating value with nature, open space, and agriculture / / Edward T. McMahon
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| Autore: |
McMahon Edward <1947->
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| Titolo: |
Conservation communities : creating value with nature, open space, and agriculture / / Edward T. McMahon
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, DC, : Urban Land Institute, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (160 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 307.76/8 |
| Soggetto topico: | Planned communities - United States |
| Open spaces - United States | |
| Housing development - United States | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Conservation communities |
| ISBN: | 0-87420-216-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910822148403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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