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Fresh Water: Florida's Increasingly Scarce Resource
Submitted by Dylan on Mon, 02/18/2013 - 12:42pmFresh water is something that is generally not thought about, or at the very least taken for granted, by the typical Florida resident. But where does Florida's fresh water actually come from? Well, the answer to this question is that most of Florida's fresh water comes from either the un... read more »
Farmton, FL: A New Opportunity To Prove What Can Be Accomplished For the Environment Through New Urbanism / Regional Planning
Submitted by Dylan on Sun, 02/03/2013 - 2:18pmRecently a New Urbanist community comprehensive plan has been proposed and found to be in compliance by the courts in Volusia County, Florida. This New Urbanist community comprehensive plan rests on a tract of land called Farmton. This tract of land has historically been agricultural lan... read more »
Creating A 50-Year Regional Plan For Southeast Florida
Submitted by Dylan on Wed, 01/30/2013 - 8:43pmRecently in 2012, a 50-year plan has begun to be devised for the sustainable development of the next 50 years of one of the most densely populated regions in the United States- Southeast Florida. The plan is called seven50, and can be largely accredited to CNU.
http://seven50.org/
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Can "EcoTourism Development" Be A Good Thing For a National Park? The Case Of Manuel Antonio NP, Costa Rica
Submitted by Dylan on Mon, 12/24/2012 - 1:52pmA few years ago I got involved in a project in building a biological corridor (planting indigenous tree species for local wildlife habitat) for the Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica. Manuel Antonio is home to many natural wonders, unique ecosystems, and endangered species of wildlife,... read more »
We're losing an acre of farmland every minute, but smart growth may be slowing the rate
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Thu, 10/14/2010 - 9:41pm41 million acres of rural land has been permanently lost in the last 25 years to highways, shopping malls, poorly planned sprawl and other development, according to
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A Breakdown of California's SB 375
Submitted by Carl.Beien on Thu, 10/09/2008 - 12:42pmCP & DR has penned this neat, and extensive, breakdown of the new regional planning requirement guidelines that Gov. Schwarzenegger just signed into law.
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Density: The Final Frontier
Submitted by Carl.Beien on Tue, 07/08/2008 - 5:20pmAn unusually prominent article on the front page of Monday's Wall Street Journal chronicles Mike McKeever, Sacramento's head of regional planning's campaign to bring density and "blue print" planning
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CNU XVI – Lessons from Booming Regions
Submitted by Chris Clair on Sat, 04/05/2008 - 2:05pmMy aunt and uncle have lived in Austin for decades. I remember visiting them here once when I was 12, I think, but my memories of the physical city are nonexistent.
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New Urbanism could be NE Illinois' guiding philosophy ... if you act now
Submitted by Jon Davis on Tue, 03/25/2008 - 4:08pmAs CNU XVI: New Urbanism and the Booming Metropolis draws nigh, an opportunity to help make big plans drops into the laps of Chicago-area new urbanists.
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