Author: Randall G. Arendt
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 159726850X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
In most communities, land use regulations are based on a limited model that allows for only one end result: the production of more and more suburbia, composed of endless subdivisions and shopping centers, that ultimately covers every bit of countryside with "improvements." Fortunately, sensible alternatives to this approach do exist, and methods of developing land while at the same time conserving natural areas are available. In Conservation Design for Subdivisions, Randall G. Arendt explores better ways of designing new residential developments than we have typically seen in our communities. 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 (many of them in color), floor plans, photographs, and renditions of houses and landscapes, it describes a series of simple and straightforward techniques that allows 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 only half (or less) 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 design ideas.
Conservation Design for Subdivisions
Author: Randall G. Arendt
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 159726850X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
In most communities, land use regulations are based on a limited model that allows for only one end result: the production of more and more suburbia, composed of endless subdivisions and shopping centers, that ultimately covers every bit of countryside with "improvements." Fortunately, sensible alternatives to this approach do exist, and methods of developing land while at the same time conserving natural areas are available. In Conservation Design for Subdivisions, Randall G. Arendt explores better ways of designing new residential developments than we have typically seen in our communities. 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 (many of them in color), floor plans, photographs, and renditions of houses and landscapes, it describes a series of simple and straightforward techniques that allows 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 only half (or less) 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 design ideas.
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 159726850X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
In most communities, land use regulations are based on a limited model that allows for only one end result: the production of more and more suburbia, composed of endless subdivisions and shopping centers, that ultimately covers every bit of countryside with "improvements." Fortunately, sensible alternatives to this approach do exist, and methods of developing land while at the same time conserving natural areas are available. In Conservation Design for Subdivisions, Randall G. Arendt explores better ways of designing new residential developments than we have typically seen in our communities. 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 (many of them in color), floor plans, photographs, and renditions of houses and landscapes, it describes a series of simple and straightforward techniques that allows 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 only half (or less) 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 design ideas.
The Open Space and Conservation Element of the Richmond General Plan
Author: Tri-Cities Citizens Advisory Committee on Open Space and Conservation (Calif.)
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 111
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The Open Space and Conservation Elements of the Orange County General Plan (Phase II)
Open Space/conservation Element
Author: Escondido (Calif.). Planning Commission
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Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Anaheim General Plan, Open Space and Conservation Element
Author: Anaheim (Calif.). Development Services Department Planning Division
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Open Space-conservation Element of the General Plan, El Paso de Robles, California
Author: Paso Robles (Calif.)
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 135
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Publisher:
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 135
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Open Space & Conservation Elements of the General Plan for Mono County, California
Author: Mono County (Calif.). Planning Department
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Category : Open spaces
Languages : en
Pages : 85
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Open spaces
Languages : en
Pages : 85
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Open Space and Conservation Elements
Author: Palm Springs (Calif.). Department of Community Development
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages :
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Open Space and Conservation Element of the General Plan for Mono County, California
Author: Hahn, Wise, and Associates
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Category : Environmental protection
Languages : en
Pages : 85
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Publisher:
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Category : Environmental protection
Languages : en
Pages : 85
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Open Space-conservation Plan
Author: Contra Costa County (Calif.). Planning Department
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Category : Contra Costa County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 87
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Publisher:
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Category : Contra Costa County (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 87
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