Conservation Communities: Creating Value with Nature, Open Space, and Agriculture
- ISBN-10
- 0874203333
- ISBN-13
- 9780874203332
- Category
- Housing development
- Pages
- 249
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-02-01
- Publisher
- Urban Land Inst
- Author
- Edward McMahon
Description
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.
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