2006 NACDEP Conference
February 13-16
San Antonio, Texas
Land Development Strategies for Open Space ConservationSuccess Story |
Speaker: James Tomlinson 919-515-7337 j_tomlinson@ncsu.edu North Carolina State University |
| This presentation will focus examples
of sustainable communities in NC and land development strategies for
open space conservation. The principles of land development are evolving
from environmental criteria and market forces, which are driving the
real estate markets of our region. Many Communities around the country
are faced with the questions of how to educate land developers as
to alternative ways to develop while keeping social needs, environmental
values, and economic realities in balance. Environmental attributes
like streams, lakes, forests, and open space are what stimulate community
vitality and economic development. These attributes are too often
eroded as a consequence of poorly informed growth decisions. Many
of the communities throughout North Carolina have requested help in
developing a process for public input and consensus building as part
of the land development decision process. A demonstration of some
of the techniques of using computer generated simulations of future
outcomes to create community focus and consensus building will be
utilized. An overview of North Carolina State University Cooperative
Extension efforts in North Carolina to interact with communities on
issues related to water quality, cluster development, neo-traditional
town planning, and downtown urban revitalization will be discussed. |
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For more information about the conference, contact the conference co-chairs: Cindy Bigger, cbigger@umn.edu, (888) 241-0843, or Rick Maurer, richard.maurer@uky.edu, (859) 257-7582.
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