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Land Conservation And Land Use In New England: Trends, Challenges & Opportunities, Amanda Loomis, Tom Devine, Andrea Small, Brittany Howard, Brett Richardson, Stephanie Dulac Jun 2009

Land Conservation And Land Use In New England: Trends, Challenges & Opportunities, Amanda Loomis, Tom Devine, Andrea Small, Brittany Howard, Brett Richardson, Stephanie Dulac

Land Conservation

Sprawling development patterns accelerated across the New England landscape in the last three decades and consumed the region‘s forests, farms, and open spaces at an unprecedented rate. New England‘ers in all six states formed land trusts, supported statewide conservation organizations, and collaborated with state and federal partners to protect some of their most-prized recreation lands, wildlife habitats, and working lands. The current economic recession has slowed development pressures across the region and offers an opportunity to build on recent successes. The time is right to plan a coordinated New England conservation strategy that protects and links the region‘s natural assets. …


The University Community: Tampa-Hillsborough County, Florida, Hillsborough County Planning Commission Jun 1963

The University Community: Tampa-Hillsborough County, Florida, Hillsborough County Planning Commission

City and Regional Planning -- Florida

This report, representing an advance section of a larger study embracing the entire northeast urban area of Tampa and Hillsborough County, is intended to outline the potential development of the University o South Florida area and to provide the regulatory tools necessary to guide this development. A new zoning classification -- the University Community District -- is proposed and the suggested text of this district is included as the final section of this report.