Economic Impacts of Protecting Rivers, Trails, and Greenway Corridors
Author: United States. National Park Service. Rivers and Trails Conservation Assistance
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13:
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Economic Impacts of Protecting Rivers, Trails, and Greenway Corridors
The Economic Impacts and Uses of Long-distance Trails
Green Infrastructure
Author: Mark A. Benedict
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 2012-09-26
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1597267643
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →With illustrative and detailed examples drawn from throughout the country, Green Infrastructure advances smart land conservation: large scale thinking and integrated action to plan, protect and manage our natural and restored lands. From the individual parcel to the multi-state region, Green Infrastructure helps each of us look at the landscape in relation to the many uses it could serve, for nature and people, and determine which use makes the most sense. In this wide-ranging primer, leading experts in the field provide a detailed how-to for planners, designers, landscape architects, and citizen activists
Ecological Networks and Greenways
Author: Rob H. G. Jongman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004-07
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780521535021
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The establishment of ecological networks in Europe and greenways in America has required some of the most advanced applications of the principles of landscape ecology to land use planning. This book provides a thorough overview of recent developments in this emerging field, combining theoretical concepts of landscape ecology with the actual practice of landscape planning and management. In addition to biological and physical considerations important to biodiversity protection and restoration, equal weight is given to cultural and aesthetic issues to illustrate how sympathetic, sustainable land use policies can be implemented. Examples are given for large scale areas (Estonia and Florida) as well as regional areas such as Milano, Chicago and the Argentinian Yungas. This invaluable book will provide a wealth of information for all those concerned with biodiversity conservation through networks and greenways and their relevance to the planning process, whether researcher, land manager or policy maker.
Organizing Citizen Support and Acquiring Funding for Bicycle and Pedestrian Trails
Transportation Potential and Other Benefits of Off-road Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
Economic Impacts of Parks, Rivers, Trails and Greenways
Nature-Friendly Communities
Author: Chris Duerksen
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 2013-04-09
Total Pages: 431
ISBN-13: 1610910141
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Nature-Friendly Communities presents an authoritative and readable overview of the successful approaches to protecting biodiversity and natural areas in America's growing communities. Addressing the crucial issues of sprawl, open space, and political realities, Chris Duerksen and Cara Snyder explain the most effective steps that communities can take to protect nature. The book: documents the broad range of benefits, including economic impacts, resulting from comprehensive biodiversity protection efforts; identifies and disseminates information on replicable best community practices; establishes benchmarks for evaluating community biodiversity protection programs. Nine comprehensive case studies of communities explain how nature protection programs have been implemented. From Austin and Baltimore to Tucson and Minneapolis, the authors explore how different cities and counties have taken bold steps to successfully protect natural areas. Examining program structure and administration, land acquisition strategies and sources of funding, habitat restoration programs, social impacts, education efforts, and overall results, these case studies lay out perfect examples that other communities can easily follow. Among the case study sites are Sanibel Island, Florida; Austin, Texas; Baltimore County, Maryland; Charlotte Harbor, Florida; and Teton County, Wyoming. Nature-Friendly Communities offers a useful overview of the increasing number of communities that have established successful nature protection programs and the significant benefits those programs provide. It is an important new work for public officials, community activists, and anyone concerned with understanding or implementing local or regional biodiversity protection efforts.
Floods, Floodplains and Folks
