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Conservation design for subdivisions : a practical guide to creating open space networks

Title: Conservation design for subdivisions : a practical guide to creating open space networks / Randall G. Arendt ; with site plans and perspective sketches by Holly Harper, Stephen Kuter, and Nicole Keegan.
Author: Arendt, Randall.
Publication: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, [1996], ©1996.

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Description

xix, 184 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 21 cm

Summary

In Conservation Design for Subdivisions, Randall G. Arendt explores better ways of designing new residential developments. He presents a practical handbook for residential developers, site designers, local officials, and landowners that explains how to implement new ideas about land-use planning and environmental protection.
Abundantly illustrated with site plans (in color), floor plans, photographs, and renditions of houses and landscapes, it describes a series of simple and straightforward techniques that allow for land-conserving development.
The author proposes a step-by-step approach to conserving natural areas by rearranging density on each development parcel as it is being planned so that no more than half of the buildable land is turned into houselots and streets. Homes are built in a less land-consumptive manner that allows the balance of property to be permanently protected and added to an interconnected network of green spaces and green corridors.
Included in the volume are model zoning and subdivision ordinance provisions that can help citizens and local officials implement these innovative designs.

Subject

Note

"Natural Lands Trust, American Planning Association, and American Society of Landscape Architiects."

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Contents

Introduction. Natural Lands: Special Places in Your Community -- Ch. 1. How This Handbook Can Help You -- Ch. 2. Conventional Layouts versus "Conservation Designs": Comparisons and Contrasts -- Ch. 3. Advantages of Conservation Design -- Ch. 4. Roles and Responsibilities of Various Parties -- Ch. 5. Steps Involved in Designing Conservation Subdivisions: A Straightforward Approach -- Ch. 6. Linking Conservation Lands in Future Subdivisions to Create an Interconnected Open Space Network: A Greener Vision -- Ch. 7. Creating Conservation Subdivision Designs on Seven Different Sites -- Ch. 8. Regulatory Improvements -- Ch. 9. Management Techniques for Conservation Lands -- Ch. 10. Toward a New Land Ethic in Your Community -- App. A. Summary of Conservation Statistics for the Seven Sites Described in Chapter 7 -- App. B. Results of Citizens' Design Exercise at Poconos Workshop -- App. C. Detailed Houselot Designs at Higher Net Densities --
App. D. Sample House Designs for Compact Lots in Open Space Layouts -- App. E. Economic Benefits of Open Space upon Real Estate -- App. F. Sample of Real Estate Ads Mentioning Proximity of Homes to Greenways -- App. G. Sample of Newspaper Articles Related to Conservation Design Issues -- App. H. Model Ordinance Provisions.

ISBN

1559634898 (acid-free paper)

LCCN

96020454

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Columbia University Libraries