Grand Traverse Bay Region Development Guidebook

Grand Traverse Bay Region Development Guidebook
Author: John D. Warbach
Publisher:
Total Pages: 150
Release: 1992
Genre: Antrim County (Mich.)
ISBN:

Guidebook shows how development can occur while protecting natural resources such as shoreline, wetlands and open spaces, and presents techniques to reduce some of the negative impacts of existing development in the Grand Traverse area.

Managing Growth in America's Communities

Managing Growth in America's Communities
Author: Douglas R. Porter
Publisher: Island Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2012-09-26
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1597266108

In this thoroughly revised edition of Managing Growth in America’s Communities, readers will learn the principles that guide intelligent planning for communities of any size, grasp the major issues in successfully managing growth, and discover what has actually worked in practice (and where and why). This clearly written book details how American communities have grappled with the challenges of planning for growth and the ways in which they are adapting new ideas about urban design, green building, and conservation. It describes the policies and programs they have implemented, and includes examples from towns and cities throughout the U.S. Growth management is essential today, as communities seek to control the location, impact, character, and timing of development in order to balance environmental and economic needs and concerns. The author, who is one of the nation’s leading authorities on managing community growth, provides examples from dozens of communities across the country, as well as state and regional approaches. Brief profiles present overviews of specific problems addressed, techniques utilized, results achieved, and contact information for further research. Informative sidebars offer additional perspectives from experts in growth management, including Robert Lang, Arthur C. Nelson, Erik Meyers, and others. In particular, he considers issues of population growth, eminent domain, and the importance of design, especially green design. He also reports on the latest ideas in sustainable development, smart growth, neighborhood design, transit-oriented development, and green infrastructure planning. Like its predecessor, the second edition of Managing Growth in America’s Communities is essential reading for anyone who is interested in how communities can grow intelligently.

Partnerships for Smart Growth

Partnerships for Smart Growth
Author: Wim Wiewel
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2017-03-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1315289792

Linking the worlds of community development, higher education administration, and urban design, this accessible guidebook offers useful information on how universities and communities can best develop partnership projects. Its focus on smart growth projects further enhances its value for those interested in how urban, suburban, and rural growth can be accommodated while preserving open spaces and quality of life. Partnerships for Smart Growth includes 13 case studies for university-community collaborations on smart growth initiatives. The chapters include geographically diverse locations and urban, suburban, and rural projects. Each case includes a comprehensive discussion of how and why the project was initiated, who was involved, what techniques were employed, what were the pitfalls, and what was the outcome. The result is a book with wide appeal for university administrators, land-use planners and administrators, scholars, and community development experts.

Saginaw Bay Watershed Land Use & Zoning Study

Saginaw Bay Watershed Land Use & Zoning Study
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 330
Release: 1993
Genre: Environmental policy
ISBN:

"The primary purpose of this study was to focus on the land use/water quality link and how it is influenced by market demands and local land use planning and regulatory systems. This study reviews historical practices that have influenced land use planning in Michigan; existing demographic, economic, transportation and environmental trends which continue to impact land use demands; and, [sic] how these trends affect both surface and groundwater quality. Key biological concepts and issues are also reviewed to provide a frame of reference for a discussion of local land use planning and land use controls ... Following the initial presentation of introductory and trend analysis information, a brief overview of applicable state and federal water quality and land use legislation as well as regulatory programs are outlined."--Preface

Nature-Friendly Communities

Nature-Friendly Communities
Author: Chris Duerksen
Publisher: Island Press
Total Pages: 431
Release: 2013-04-09
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1610910141

Nature-Friendly Communities presents an authoritative and readable overview of the successful approaches to protecting biodiversity and natural areas in America's growing communities. Addressing the crucial issues of sprawl, open space, and political realities, Chris Duerksen and Cara Snyder explain the most effective steps that communities can take to protect nature. The book: documents the broad range of benefits, including economic impacts, resulting from comprehensive biodiversity protection efforts; identifies and disseminates information on replicable best community practices; establishes benchmarks for evaluating community biodiversity protection programs. Nine comprehensive case studies of communities explain how nature protection programs have been implemented. From Austin and Baltimore to Tucson and Minneapolis, the authors explore how different cities and counties have taken bold steps to successfully protect natural areas. Examining program structure and administration, land acquisition strategies and sources of funding, habitat restoration programs, social impacts, education efforts, and overall results, these case studies lay out perfect examples that other communities can easily follow. Among the case study sites are Sanibel Island, Florida; Austin, Texas; Baltimore County, Maryland; Charlotte Harbor, Florida; and Teton County, Wyoming. Nature-Friendly Communities offers a useful overview of the increasing number of communities that have established successful nature protection programs and the significant benefits those programs provide. It is an important new work for public officials, community activists, and anyone concerned with understanding or implementing local or regional biodiversity protection efforts.