Nature-Friendly Land Use Practices at Multiple Scales
- Publisher:
- Environmental Law Institute
- Publication date:
- 2009-02-20
- Authors:
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Rebecca L. Kihslinger
James M. Mcelfish Jr. - ISBN:
- 978-1-58576-140-1
Description:
Development due to urbanization is the most significant threat to U.S. wildlife conservation. According to estimates, the nation will need approximately two million new housing units a year to meet the demands of the next 100 million U.S. residents. However, there are significant opportunities to influence the pattern and extent of development in order to meet conservation goals.This unique book is organized around eight detailed case studies of private land developers, local governments, and public agencies that have worked across jurisdictional and ecological boundaries to effectively address habitat conservation. The book includes two essays by leading conservation biologists who link planning at scale with sound land use decisions.The book articulates six lessons or “best practices” for the design and implementation of programs and projects that incorporate effective conservation at multiple scales:• creating and sustaining an independent entity focused on habitat, including regional conservation efforts;• maintaining dynamic access to conservation science;• “branding” a project or place as wildlife-supporting;• identifying regional habitat conservation opportunities and funding sources;• educating the community in order to increase citizen involvement;• achieving external certification in order to maintain a project’s continuity as nature-friendly over time.These key elements provide planners, developers, and government agencies with attainable objectives for the design and implementation of land use programs that incorporate wildlife conservation at multiple scales.
Private Developments Providing Conservation Benefits at Multiple Scales
- Private Developments Providing Conservation Benefits at Multiple Scales
- Coffee Creek Center, Chesterton, Indiana: Mixed Use Residential Development
- General Motors Lansing Delta Township Assembly Center: Industrial Private Development
- Santa Lucia Preserve, Carmel Valley, California: Luxury Conservation Development/Preserve
County Plans and Regulations Providing Conservation Benefits at Multiple Scales
- County Plans and Regulations Providing Conservation Benefits at Multiple Scales
- East Contra Costa County, California: Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan
- Baltimore County, Maryland: Integrated Land Use Regulation, Resource Protection, and Public Facilities
- Summit County, Colorado: Wildlife Habitat Overlay District
State/Federal Programs Administered for Conservation Benefits at Multiple Scales