Rural Environmental Planning for Sustainable Communities

✍ Scribed by Frederic O. Sargent;Paul Lusk;Jose A. Rivera;Maria Varela

Publisher: Island Press
Year: 2012
Tongue: English
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Rural Environmental Planning for Sustainable Communities offers an explanation of the concept of Rural Environmental Planning (REP) along with case studies that show how to apply REP to specific issues such as preserving agricultural lands, planning river and lake basins, and preserving historical sites.

✦ Subjects

ARCHITECTURE/Planning/;BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Sustainable Development/;Environmental policy--Citizen participation;Environmental policy--United States--Citizen participation;Environmental protection--New Mexico--Planning--Citizen participation;Environmental protection--Vermont--Planning--Citizen participation;Land use, Rural--New Mexico--Planning;Land use, Rural--Planning;Land use, Rural--Vermont--Planning;Regional planning--Citizen participation;Regional planning--United States--Citizen participa

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