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The Dynamic Decade: Creating the Sustainable Campus for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001-2011 New Edition
Author(s): Jonathan B. Howes (Author)
- Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
- Publication Date: 15 Sept. 2012
- Edition: New
- Language: English
- Print length: 184 pages
- ISBN-10: 1469607255
- ISBN-13: 9781469607252
Book Description
The Dynamic Decade tells the story of the sweeping makeover of the 200-year old campus of the University of North Carolina. Six million square feet of new buildings were constructed and a million square feet of historic buildings were renovated during one vibrant ten-year period. To make this massive growth work required bold thinking. A new Master Plan created a vision for combining historic preservation, green building, and long-range development. A statewide bond issue for higher education capital facilities, supplemented with outside support, generated $1.5 billion in capital funding. Previous town-gown tensions were swept aside as university officials and elected leaders collaborated on critical planning and zoning innovations. Award-winning plans and designs inspired new student living and learning communities. University facilities and construction staff doubled and a design review board formed to handle the increased load of new projects. Detailed design guidelines ensured that new development would be compatible with the traditional campus landscape as well as sensitive to environmental conservation. Written by authors who held major planning roles and supplemented with key player interviews, the book describes the politics, planning, and design that shaped the Dynamic Decade. Lavishly illustrated with colour photographs and maps, this comprehensive account offers valuable lessons to all concerned with sustainable university growth.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“A deep and engaging, but not excessively exhaustive (and exhausting) case study.” — Journal of Planning Education and Research
“Chronicle[s] in considerable detail how the university achieved a larger, more populous, and denser campus despite being one of the few universities in the nation entirely subject to municipal planning — meaning that the municipality normally approves every singe project. . . . The authors provide extensive detail about the campus planning process and its implementation.” —
Journal of the American Planning Association“Full of photos and maps that show the intent and execution of a vast remake of parts of the campus.” —
Carolina Alumni ReviewAbout the Author
David R. Godschalk is Stephen Baxter Professor Emeritus in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. A Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners, he chaired the Chancellor’s Buildings and Grounds Committee, chaired the Design and Operations Team for the 2001 Campus Master Plan, and served on the UNC Design Review group during the planning and subsequent campus development processes. Previously, he served on the Chapel Hill Town Council and NC Smart Growth Commission. His co-authored publications include Sustaining Places: The Role of the Comprehensive Plan (2012) and Urban Land Use Planning(2006).
Jonathan B. Howes served as Special Assistant to Chancellors Hooker, McCoy, Moeser and Thorp from 1997-2009. A Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, he chaired the Executive Steering Team of the 2001 Campus Master Plan and served as co-convener of the first steering committee for the Horace Williams tract. His previous positions include: Director of the UNC Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, Research Professor in City and Regional Planning, and Adjunct Professor of Regional Planning and Public Policy. He served on the Chapel Hill Town Council and as Mayor of Chapel Hill, as Secretary of the NC Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources, and as chair of the NC Parks and Recreation Authority.
