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2008

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Planning Abaco: A Proposal To Restroe A Sustainable Tradition On Great Abaco Island, The Bahamas, The 2008 Urban Design Studio, Andrew C. Von Maur, Tony Homenchuk Jan 2008

Planning Abaco: A Proposal To Restroe A Sustainable Tradition On Great Abaco Island, The Bahamas, The 2008 Urban Design Studio, Andrew C. Von Maur, Tony Homenchuk

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This document is intended to help restore a sustainable conservation and settlement tradition on Great Abaco Island, The Bahamas. Its fundamental purpose is to serve the people of Abaco as a guide for future deliberations and decisions that affect the way people build and live. It is a broad proposal that advocates the building of civil communities, the pursuit of economically and environmentally sustainable development practices, and the building and preservation of places that are useful, beautiful and meaningful.

Planning Abaco was prepared to be a useful document with realistic ambitions, despite the fact that its tone is set by …