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Conservation Communities: Creating Value with Nature, Open Space, and Agriculture
Author(s): Ed McMahon (author) (Author)
- Publisher: Urban Land Institute
- Publication Date: 30 Aug. 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 160 pages
- ISBN-10: 0874201322
- ISBN-13: 9780874201321
Book Description
Practical how-to information for conservation-minded urban-planning professionals is provided in this invaluable guide. The importance of natural lands or open space in master-planned communities―either in the suburbs or on the edge of existing cities―is thoroughly explained and coupled with examples of conservation-oriented housing developments that incorporate this key component.
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About the Author
Ed McMahon is the Charles Fraser Senior Resident Fellow for Sustainable Development at the Urban Land Institute and a former vice president and director of land use at The Conservation Fund. He is a renowned authority on sustainable development, land conservation, and urban design. He is the author of Better Models for Commercial Development, Green Infrastructure, and Land Conservation Finance. He lives in Washington, DC.
