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Open Space Planning; Utilizing Green Infrastructure To Preserve Community, Cynthia V. Reynolds
Open Space Planning; Utilizing Green Infrastructure To Preserve Community, Cynthia V. Reynolds
Master's Theses
Current sprawl development patterns typical of contemporary development in the United States are unsustainable. The uniform development guidelines prevent context sensitive community design, degrading our communities and consuming large amounts of natural and cultural resources. Significant progress has been made in reorganizing community planning towards sustainable development practices. However, these alternatives still work under the misconception that there is a disconnect between planning open space networks and planning development. Through a comprehensive land use planning approach, this project explores combining concepts of landscape ecology, green infrastructure planning and conservation subdivision patterns to design an integrative open space/community network.