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Gateway As Greenway - Re-Envisioning Gateway National Recreation Area: An Inquiry Into Biophysical Processes And Cultural History To Interpret A National Park Of The Future, Beth Ann Fenstermacher

Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning Masters Projects

On October 27, 1972, Gateway National Recreation Area (NRA), located in New York and New Jersey, was established as one of two national recreation areas intended to serve urban areas. Along with Golden Gate NRA in San Francisco, California, these were the first two national parks to be brought closer to large, urban populations. The creation of these urban parks was the result of a social objective: creating parks that were truly in reach of large populations of people (Rothman, 2004). Thirty-five years later, while Golden Gate NRA thrives as an active recreation area for the people of the San …

Sustainable Industry At Various Scales: Regulatory Approaches, Green Urbanism, And Low Impact Site Design, Amy C. Verel

Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning Masters Projects

Climate change and atmospheric warming are problems of global scale, significance, and impact and are arguably dealt with most effectively at the level of national and supra-national governance. The mixed success of the Kyoto Protocol demonstrated the importance of accommodating the needs and rights of nations with vastly different economic structures, development trends, and progress towards greenhouse gas reduction in order to reach a perception of fairness for and among all parties. Despite some progress, the goal of an effective international agreement to reduce carbon emissions and other greenhouse gas-contributing pollutants remains unfulfilled.

In the absence of a workable international …

Hadley West Street Common And Great Meadow: A Cultural Landscape Study, Patricia Laurice Ellsworth

Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning Masters Projects

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