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District Of Monteverde Patterns, August 5, 2004, Monteverde Institute Aug 2004

District Of Monteverde Patterns, August 5, 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Summary of the problems, evidence of the problems, and proposed solutions to create amenable living situations for healthy town centers, public spaces. Pedestrian safety and accessibility, public transportation system, green networks are addressed.


Dormitories: Monteverde Institute, August 2004, Monteverde Institute Aug 2004

Dormitories: Monteverde Institute, August 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

No abstract provided.


Connecting Communities [San Luis]: Building Community Bridges, July 29, 2004, Sara Chadwick, Jon Greenburg, Lynn Jordan, Beatriz Kehdy, Orlando Quarless Jul 2004

Connecting Communities [San Luis]: Building Community Bridges, July 29, 2004, Sara Chadwick, Jon Greenburg, Lynn Jordan, Beatriz Kehdy, Orlando Quarless

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

6 of 7 drawings (drawing 7 not available) depicting an overall scenario for the locations of a community center (centro communal), park (parquet), soda/LINCOS, cemetery (cemetario), and farmer’s market (mercado). Included are detail plans of the market, community center, and sodas/LINCOS. An image collage of the cemetery gate, gate entrance to Finca la Belle, proposed site for the community center, the existing drainage swale to be relocated, proposed site for the farmer’s market, amphitheatre, plaza location, existing tree to be preserved between the cemetery and the road, the road leading to INVU, the road heading to the proposed plaza and …


Distrito De Monteverde [Mapa], 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

Distrito De Monteverde [Mapa], 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

A map showing the boundaries of the Monteverde District, including the rivers, primary and secondary roads, the reserves.


Analysis Of Lower Monteverde [Powerpoint], 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

Analysis Of Lower Monteverde [Powerpoint], 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Analysis of the positive attributes of Lower Monteverde and those attributes suggested to be changed in a scenario plan.


Monteverde Institute: Scenario Plan, 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

Monteverde Institute: Scenario Plan, 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Nine hand-renderings of a scenario plan for the Monteverde Institute. Drawings include a 1st floor perspective, second floor perspective, elevation perspectives from the front and side (black & white) and side elevation perspective (color), the Institute as it exists, an existing floor plan, and front elevation, and an overall plan of the Institute (color).


Scenario Planning, 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

Scenario Planning, 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Final presentation of two scenarios planned for San Luis, business as usual and diversified economy, based on population projections, development and community input.


Mapa De Pendiente, 2004, S. King Jan 2004

Mapa De Pendiente, 2004, S. King

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Hand-rendered slope map of the Monteverde Zone.


Planeamiento Del Escenario: ¿Que Pasara En El Futuro En San Luis? [Powerpoint], 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

Planeamiento Del Escenario: ¿Que Pasara En El Futuro En San Luis? [Powerpoint], 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

A presentation about the future of San Luis using scenario planning. Contains a reflexion of the goals of San Luis, the population projection, how a diversified economy could be made, and some recommendations for a sustainable future.


San Luis Housing: Invu Neighborhood Development, 2004, Ashley Elder, Cynthia Gallant, Jonny Hayes, Christina Weber Jan 2004

San Luis Housing: Invu Neighborhood Development, 2004, Ashley Elder, Cynthia Gallant, Jonny Hayes, Christina Weber

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

A hand rendering of a proposed neighborhood development plan for San Luis.


Scenario Plan For Monteverde, 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

Scenario Plan For Monteverde, 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

A hand-rendered drawing depicting Monteverde from an aerial perspective.


San Luis Housing Patterns, 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

San Luis Housing Patterns, 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Hand-rendered drawings of the cemetery, before and after plans for denser housing to allow for more open space, the plaza and the overall aerial view of the proposed plan.


San Antonio, 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

San Antonio, 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

GPSpoints, latitude, longitude and comments on locations in San Antonio.


Water Quality In A Tropical Montane Cloud Forest Watershed, Costa Rica, 2004, Amy L. Rhodes, Andrew J. Guswa, Stewart Dallas, Evelyn M. Kim, Sarah Katchpole, Ann Pufall Jan 2004

Water Quality In A Tropical Montane Cloud Forest Watershed, Costa Rica, 2004, Amy L. Rhodes, Andrew J. Guswa, Stewart Dallas, Evelyn M. Kim, Sarah Katchpole, Ann Pufall

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Study of the impact of population and commercial development within the town of Monteverde on the Rio Guacimal watershed.


Grupo Tres: 1 De 2, 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

Grupo Tres: 1 De 2, 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Hand-rendered map of San Luis, with legend, surrounded by images of structures in the town. Each image is numbered with its corresponding number located on the map.


Cerro Plano: A Cultural Center, 2004, Trent Jones, Lynn Jordan, Christina Weber, Jonny Hayes Jan 2004

Cerro Plano: A Cultural Center, 2004, Trent Jones, Lynn Jordan, Christina Weber, Jonny Hayes

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

7 of 8 posters including maps, drawings and images of scenario plan for Cerro Plano.


Finca Buen Amigo, 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

Finca Buen Amigo, 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

GPS points, latitude, longitude and comments of locations on Buen Amigo Farm.


The Costa Rican Pacific Coast Trail, 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

The Costa Rican Pacific Coast Trail, 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

A presentation illustrating how the proposed Pacific Coast trail will link the Monteverde Reserve complex to the gulf of Nicoya. Goals of the implementing the trail are outlined as well as key points, a proposal for a trail map and trail descriptions. Included are descriptions of the life zones found on the trail, the degree of difficulty for each trail, proposed rest stops, other attractions and activities. Pacific Coast Trail alliance members are listed.


San Luis Housing: Prototypical Community, 2004, Ashley Elder, Cynthia Gallant, Jonny Hayes, Christina Weber Jan 2004

San Luis Housing: Prototypical Community, 2004, Ashley Elder, Cynthia Gallant, Jonny Hayes, Christina Weber

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

A hand rendering of a prototypical community of San Luis, including a character sketch of the plaza community and a typical community section.


Scenario Planning: What May Happen In San Luis? [Powerpoint], 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

Scenario Planning: What May Happen In San Luis? [Powerpoint], 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

A PowerPoint presenting the current demographic trends, two different scenarios for San Luis (business as usual or creating a diversified economy), current housing patterns in Alto San Luis, central San Luis and the plaza housing pattern, and suggestions for creating a sustainable future.


Scenario Planning: What May Happen In San Luis In The Future? [Powerpoint], 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

Scenario Planning: What May Happen In San Luis In The Future? [Powerpoint], 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

A PowerPoint presenting the current demographic trends, two different scenarios for San Luis (business as usual or creating a diversified economy), current housing patterns in Alto San Luis, central San Luis and the plaza housing pattern, and suggestions for creating a sustainable future.


San Luis Housing Study, Monteverde Housing Study, 2004, Ashley Elder, Cynthia Gallant, Jonny Hayes, Christina Weber Jan 2004

San Luis Housing Study, Monteverde Housing Study, 2004, Ashley Elder, Cynthia Gallant, Jonny Hayes, Christina Weber

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Hand renderings of housing in San Luis and Monteverde with accompanying prototypes.


San Luis Housing: Individual Housing Development, 2004, Ashley Elder, Cynthia Gallant, Jonny Hayes, Christina Weber Jan 2004

San Luis Housing: Individual Housing Development, 2004, Ashley Elder, Cynthia Gallant, Jonny Hayes, Christina Weber

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

A hand rendering of an individual housing development for San Luis. Six images of the area are included.


San Luis: Collage, 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

San Luis: Collage, 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Eighteen images are included in this collage: the quarry, erosion, coffee and plantain farm, La Bella Farm, a farm, construction, Eco Lodge, stable, cabins, bridge, the waterfall, the school, a bridge, the river, the generator and the cemetery.


Scenario Planning, District Of Monteverde: Imagination Of Place, 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

Scenario Planning, District Of Monteverde: Imagination Of Place, 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Draft of how to approach scenario planning in the communities of Santa Elena, Cerro Plano, and San Luis.


Scenario Planning: Cerro Plano Green City Proposal [Powerpoint], 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

Scenario Planning: Cerro Plano Green City Proposal [Powerpoint], 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Presentation on proposed trails, biological corridors, and areas for possible revegetation.


Scenario Planning: Cerro Plano Green City Proposal [Powerpoint], 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

Scenario Planning: Cerro Plano Green City Proposal [Powerpoint], 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Proposal of 10 and 50 meter stream buffers, buffer violation and green space opportunities, proposed trails, biological corridor connections, and re-vegetation areas.


San Luis Projection, 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

San Luis Projection, 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Current and population projection for 2010 and 2020.


Maps--Cerro Plano, 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

Maps--Cerro Plano, 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Hand-rendered maps of Cerro Plano, including community centers, forest cover, institutional buildings, recreational locations, residential neighborhoods, and views.


Analysis Of Monteverde [Powerpoint], 2004, Monteverde Institute Jan 2004

Analysis Of Monteverde [Powerpoint], 2004, Monteverde Institute

Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

Analysis of the postive attributes of Monteverde and those attributes that need improvement.