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Nature Friendly Ordinances

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Author : James M. McElfish
language : en
Publisher: Environmental Law Institute
Release Date : 2004

Nature Friendly Ordinances written by James M. McElfish and has been published by Environmental Law Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Law categories.

Nature-Friendly Ordinances will help communities take affirmative steps to conserve and restore those biodiversity features of their environment that add value regionally and locally. It is intended for all local decisionmakers that deal with land use--planning staff, planning and zoning boards, local legislative boards, and property owners. Land use ordinances--including planning, zoning, and subdivision regulations--often must address issues of habitat conservation, ecological function, watershed management, and conservation of diverse plants and animals. Unfortunately, many elected officials and land use planners understand these objectives far less than economic development strategies, community design, and fiscal policy. There has been a longstanding disconnect between biological understanding and land use regulation. Local ordinances can contribute substantially to the conservation of biodiversity by supporting the creation and maintenance of conditions of ecological health on the local landscape. The lessons of ecology and conservation biology can enable local decisionmakers to use their familiar land use tools more effectively in making their development and redevelopment more nature-friendly. Nature-Friendly Ordinances, provides key features to help ordinance drafters integrate these considerations into their actions that affect land use. It defines the basic ecological guidelines that should guide land use decisionmaking by local governments. It identifies sources of biodiversity information and explains how local governments can tailor familiar types of local land use regulations to apply the ecological principles. Finally, the book provides examples of specific local governments that have used these land use tools.

Nature Friendly Ordinances

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Nature-Friendly Ordinances will help communities take affirmative steps to conserve and restore those biodiversity features of their environment that add value regionally and locally. It is intended for all local decisionmakers that deal with land use--planning staff, planning and zoning boards, local legislative boards, and property owners. Land use ordinances--including planning, zoning, and subdivision regulations--often must address issues of habitat conservation, ecological function, watershed management, and conservation of diverse plants and animals. Unfortunately, many elected officials and land use planners understand these objectives far less than economic development strategies, community design, and fiscal policy. There has been a longstanding disconnect between biological understanding and land use regulation. Local ordinances can contribute substantially to the conservation of biodiversity by supporting the creation and maintenance of conditions of ecological health on the local landscape. The lessons of ecology and conservation biology can enable local decisionmakers to use their familiar land use tools more effectively in making their development and redevelopment more nature-friendly. Nature-Friendly Ordinances, provides key features to help ordinance drafters integrate these considerations into their actions that affect land use. It defines the basic ecological guidelines that should guide land use decisionmaking by local governments. It identifies sources of biodiversity information and explains how local governments can tailor familiar types of local land use regulations to apply the ecological principles. Finally, the book provides examples of specific local governments that have used these land use tools.

Nature Friendly Communities

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Author : Chris Duerksen
language : en
Publisher: Island Press
Release Date : 2013-04-09

Nature Friendly Communities written by Chris Duerksen and has been published by Island Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-09 with Nature categories.

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.

Tree Conservation Ordinances

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Author : Christopher J. Duerksen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993

Tree Conservation Ordinances written by Christopher J. Duerksen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Environmental law categories.

Charter And Ordinances Of The City Of Green Bay

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Author : Green Bay (Wis.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896

Charter And Ordinances Of The City Of Green Bay written by Green Bay (Wis.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Green Bay (Wis.) categories.

The Green Leap

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Author : Dr. Mark Hostetler
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2012-02-07

The Green Leap written by Dr. Mark Hostetler and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-07 with Nature categories.

Written for anyone interested in green development—including policy makers, architects, developers, builders, and homeowners—this practical guide focuses on the central question of how to conserve biodiversity in neighborhoods and to minimize development impacts on surrounding habitats. The Green Leap specifically helps move green development beyond the design stage by thoroughly addressing construction and post-construction issues. Incorporating many real-world examples, Mark Hostetler explains key conservation concepts and techniques, with specific advice for a wide variety of stakeholders that are interested in creating and maintaining green developments. He outlines the key players and principles needed to establish biodiverse communities and illustrates eight key design and management strategies. The Green Leap not only offers essential information for constructing new developments but also helps existing communities retrofit homes, yards, and neighborhoods to better serve both people and nature.

Code Of Ordinances City Of Green Cove Springs Florida

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967

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Urban Wildlife Conservation

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Author : Robert A. McCleery
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-11-11

Urban Wildlife Conservation written by Robert A. McCleery and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-11 with Science categories.

In the past, wildlife living in urban areas were ignored by wildlife professionals and urban planners because cities were perceived as places for people and not for wild animals. Paradoxically, though, many species of wildlife thrive in these built environments. Interactions between humans and wildlife are more frequent in urban areas than any other place on earth and these interactions impact human health, safety and welfare in both positive and negative ways. Although urban wildlife control pest species, pollinate plants and are fun to watch, they also damage property, spread disease and even attack people and pets. In urban areas, the combination of dense human populations, buildings, impermeable surfaces, introduced vegetation, and high concentrations of food, water and pollution alter wildlife populations and communities in ways unseen in more natural environments. For these ecological and practical reasons, researchers and mangers have shown a growing interest in urban wildlife ecology and management. This growing interest in urban wildlife has inspired many studies on the subject that have yet to be synthesized in a cohesive narrative. Urban Wildlife: Theory and Practice fills this void by synthesizing the latest ecological and social knowledge in the subject area into an interdisciplinary and practical text. This volume provides a foundation for the future growth and understanding of urban wildlife ecology and management by: • Clearly defining th e concepts used to study and describe urban wildlife, • Offering a cohesive understanding of the coupled natural and social drivers that shape urban wildlife ecology, • Presenting the patterns and processes of wildlife response to an urbanizing world and explaining the mechanisms behind them and • Proposing means to create physical and social environments that are mutually beneficial for both humans and wildlife.

Natural Resources Model Ordinances

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Author : Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities Area
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975

Natural Resources Model Ordinances written by Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities Area and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Environmental policy categories.

Biodiversity Conservation Handbook

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Author : Robert B. McKinstry
language : en
Publisher: Environmental Law Institute
Release Date : 2006

Biodiversity Conservation Handbook written by Robert B. McKinstry and has been published by Environmental Law Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Biodiversity conservation categories.

Includes bibliographical references and index.