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Nature-Friendly Communities : Habitat Protection and Land Use Planning.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, D. C. : Island Press, 2005Copyright date: ©2005Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (431 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781610910149
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Nature-Friendly CommunitiesDDC classification:
  • 333.95/16
LOC classification:
  • QH76
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- About Island Press -- Title Page -- Copyrights Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Ch. 1: The Benefits of Nature Protection -- Ch. 2: Key Program Elements and Best Tools -- Major Case Studies -- Ch. 3: Austin, Texas: Two for the Price of One - Protecting Water Quality and Habitat through Land Acquisition -- Ch. 4: Baltimore County, Maryland: Using the Entire Toolkit for Habitat Protection -- Ch. 5: Dane County, Wisconsin: Stopping Sprawl and Promoting Infill -- Ch. 6: Eugene, Oregon: Shining Star of Wetlands Preservation -- Ch. 7: Fort Collins and Larimer County, Colorado: A Tale of Two Jurisdictions -- Ch. 8: Pima County, Arizona: Planning for and Investing in Habitat Protection -- Ch. 9: Placer County, California: Leaving a Legacy -- Ch. 10: Sanibel, Florida: Do Enjoy, Don't Destroy -- Ch. 11: Twin Cities Region, Minnesota: Toward Regional Habitat Protection -- Focused Case Studies -- Ch. 12: Bath Township, Ohio: Riparian Overlay District -- Ch. 13: Charlotte Harbor, Florida: Ambitious Regional Critical Area Protection Program -- Ch. 14: Chicago Wilderness: Biodiversity Recovery Plan -- Ch. 15: DeKalb County, Georgia: Greenspace Program -- Ch. 16: Farmington Valley, Connecticut: A Valley's Biodiversity Project -- Ch. 17: King County, Washington: Benchmark Program -- Ch. 18: Pittsford, New York: Greenpring for a Town's Future -- Ch. 19: Powell County, Montana: Rural County Wildlife Protection -- Ch. 20: Teton County, Wyoming: Natural Resource Overlay District -- Ch. 21: Traverse Bay Area, Michagan: New Designs for Growth -- Ch. 22: Loudoun County, Virginia: Green Infrastructure Meets Green Money -- Conclusion -- Index.
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Intro -- About Island Press -- Title Page -- Copyrights Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Ch. 1: The Benefits of Nature Protection -- Ch. 2: Key Program Elements and Best Tools -- Major Case Studies -- Ch. 3: Austin, Texas: Two for the Price of One - Protecting Water Quality and Habitat through Land Acquisition -- Ch. 4: Baltimore County, Maryland: Using the Entire Toolkit for Habitat Protection -- Ch. 5: Dane County, Wisconsin: Stopping Sprawl and Promoting Infill -- Ch. 6: Eugene, Oregon: Shining Star of Wetlands Preservation -- Ch. 7: Fort Collins and Larimer County, Colorado: A Tale of Two Jurisdictions -- Ch. 8: Pima County, Arizona: Planning for and Investing in Habitat Protection -- Ch. 9: Placer County, California: Leaving a Legacy -- Ch. 10: Sanibel, Florida: Do Enjoy, Don't Destroy -- Ch. 11: Twin Cities Region, Minnesota: Toward Regional Habitat Protection -- Focused Case Studies -- Ch. 12: Bath Township, Ohio: Riparian Overlay District -- Ch. 13: Charlotte Harbor, Florida: Ambitious Regional Critical Area Protection Program -- Ch. 14: Chicago Wilderness: Biodiversity Recovery Plan -- Ch. 15: DeKalb County, Georgia: Greenspace Program -- Ch. 16: Farmington Valley, Connecticut: A Valley's Biodiversity Project -- Ch. 17: King County, Washington: Benchmark Program -- Ch. 18: Pittsford, New York: Greenpring for a Town's Future -- Ch. 19: Powell County, Montana: Rural County Wildlife Protection -- Ch. 20: Teton County, Wyoming: Natural Resource Overlay District -- Ch. 21: Traverse Bay Area, Michagan: New Designs for Growth -- Ch. 22: Loudoun County, Virginia: Green Infrastructure Meets Green Money -- Conclusion -- Index.

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