The Living Landscape, Second Edition: An Ecological Approach to Landscape Planning

Title Page......Page 6
Copyright Page......Page 7
Table of Contents......Page 10
Preface to Second Edition......Page 14
Preface to First Edition......Page 18
Acknowledgments......Page 20
Ch. 1: Introduction......Page 26
Basic Concepts......Page 27
The Traditional Framework of Planning in the United States......Page 28
Ecological Planning Method......Page 32
Working Plans......Page 46
Ch. 2: Identifying Issues and Establishing Planning Goals......Page 50
Techniques for Involving People in the Identification of Issues and the Establishment of Goals......Page 51
Goal Setting......Page 63
Two Examples of Goal-Oriented Planning......Page 64
Ch. 3: Inventory and Analysis of the Biophysical Environment......Page 74
Making a Base Map and a Regional Context Map......Page 76
Inventory Elements......Page 78
Analysis and Synthesis of Inventory Information......Page 138
Two Examples of Biophysical Inventory and Analysis......Page 145
Ch. 4: Human Community Inventory and Analysis......Page 164
Sources of Existing Information......Page 166
Use of Existing Data to Generate New Information......Page 172
Generation of New Information......Page 190
Analysis and Synthesis of Social Information......Page 194
Ch. 5: Suitability Analysis......Page 210
Approaches to Suitability Analysis—Methods......Page 211
Computer Applications......Page 236
The Carrying-Capacity Concept......Page 240
Two Applications of Suitability Analysis......Page 242
Ch. 6: Planning Options and Choices......Page 252
Optional Plans......Page 253
Techniques for Selecting Preferences......Page 258
Two Examples of Selecting Preferences......Page 268
Ch. 7: Landscape Plans......Page 276
Recognition and Adoption of Plan......Page 278
Statement of Policies......Page 280
Strategies to Achieve Policies......Page 282
Landscape Plan Map......Page 283
Plan Elements and Organization......Page 284
Two Examples of Plans......Page 287
Ch. 8: Continuing Citizen Involvement and Community Education......Page 294
Citizen Involvement......Page 295
Classification of Citizen Participation Techniques......Page 297
Continuing Community Education......Page 298
Two Examples of Education Programs......Page 302
Ch. 9: Testing Planning Concepts through Design......Page 314
Site Design......Page 315
Individual Land-User Designs: Farm and Ranch Conservation Plans......Page 316
Simulation......Page 318
Conceptual Design from Charrettes......Page 319
Conceptual Design of New Facilities......Page 327
Demonstration Projects......Page 334
Innovative Design Projects......Page 337
Two Examples of Detailed Design......Page 340
Ch. 10: Plan and Design Implementation......Page 352
Power to Regulate......Page 353
Power to Condemn and to Exact......Page 381
Power to Spend......Page 382
Power to Tax......Page 389
Interagency Coordination for Growth Management......Page 390
Nongovernmental Strategies......Page 392
Desert View Tri-Villages Implementation......Page 393
Implementation Matrix......Page 394
Three Examples of Planning Implementation......Page 396
Ch. 11: Administration of Planning Programs......Page 404
Current Planning......Page 405
The Budget......Page 408
Environmental Impact Assessments......Page 414
Two Examples of Planning Administration......Page 427
Ch. 12: Conclusion......Page 434
Appendix A......Page 442
Appendix B......Page 444
Glossary......Page 448
Acronyms......Page 460
Bibliography......Page 462
Index......Page 482