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Developing land while retaining environmental values: A modern search for the grail
| Author: |
Porter, D.R.; Marsh, L.L. |
| Date: |
2005 |
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In: Vince, S.W.; Duryea, M.L.; Macie, E.A.; Hermansen, L.A., eds. Forests at the wildland-urban interface: conservation and management. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press LLC. 14 p. Chapter 7. |
| Abstract: |
Our increasing appreciation of the concepts of sustainable development and smart growth may show us a new pathway to reconciliation of human and natural systems. Developers, planners, and public officials are paying increasing attention to forms of urban expansion that weave townscapes and landscapes togetherthat retain significant natural qualities within urbanized areas as valued green infrastructure. In a sense, we seek to merge human and natural ecosystems. Although we have much to learn about the what and how of these concepts, the outlook for environmentally sensitive urban development (a term once presumed an oxymoron) promises some fruitful approaches to balancing development and natural preservation. In this chapter, we argue that we have at hand many of the necessary techniques to accomplish that aim. |
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