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    Green Infrastructure
    by Edward McMahon     		Your town, city, or county undoubtedly has an infrastructure plan dealing with water, sewer, roads, and utilities -- the gray infrastructure. But has it planned as well for green infrastructure, such as trails, greenways, river corridors, and bike paths? Ed McMahon discusses the growing interest in planning for systems of green space.
    Land Trusts and Planning Commissions: Forging Strategic Alliances
    by Joel S. Russell     		Land trusts provide an important resource for communities concerned about preserving open space and natural resources. Joel Russell provides an introduction to land trusts -- and explores how planning commissions and land trusts can work cooperatively to achieve open space protection goals. With sidebars highlighting a dozen land trusts from across the country.
    Purchase of Development Rights: Preserving Farmland and Open Space
    by Gayle Miller & Douglas Krieger     		The purchase of development rights, or PDRs, is an increasingly used tool in state and local land preservation efforts. Gayle Miller and Douglas Krieger provide an introduction to PDR programs: how they work, what they can accomplish, and questions that often come up in developing a program.
    Growing Greener: Model Ordinance Provisions for Conservation Subdivision Design
    by Randall G. Arendt     		Noted conservation planner Randall Arendt has developed a framework for subdivision review that encourages the preservation of open space and natural areas, while enhancing the market value of development. Arendt's model ordinance reverses the standard subdivision review process by focusing first on the conservation of natural areas and last on the detailed layout of houselots. Sidebars explore key aspects of the model ordinance.
    Green Enhances Growth
    by Edward McMahon     		People care about trees, and not just because they're pleasant to look at look and provide cooling shade. Trees also increase property values and can help boost a community's economic development.
    Bicyclists and Pedestrians Belong!
    by Edward McMahon     		Bicyclists and pedestrians belong in our communities, advocates Edward McMahon in his look at the economic, health, and environmental benefits of biking and walking.
    "Open Space" Zoning: What It Is & Why It Works
    by Randall Arendt     		Conventional large-lot zoning has contributed to the consumption of vast amounts of open space and farmland. Randall Arendt proposes "open space" zoning as a better method for local governments to use when regulating new land development.
    Planning for Trees
    by Henry Arnold     		Street trees can help define the hearts of our cities and towns. But too often tree planting programs are based on poor planning and faulty assumptions. An introduction to some of the basics of planning for trees.
    On the Value of Trees and Open Space
    by Elizabeth Brabec     		Trees and open space not only benefit the environment, but property values as well.
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