by admin | Jul 21, 2012 | Publications, Thesis
Author: Sarah Rigard To this date, little research has been done evaluating the quality of wildlife habitat provided by open space in residential areas. Quality wildlife habitat for the purposes of this study is defined as those areas which contain the physical and...
by admin | Jul 20, 2012 | Publications
Author: Elizabeth A. Brabec Urban impacts to water quality and quantity have been a major focus of resource and ecosystem protection efforts since the early 1960s, focusing in the last decade on the impact of impervious thresholds. These are now commonly used as...
by admin | Jul 19, 2012 | Publications
Authors: Elizabeth Brabec, Elisabeth Hamin and Chingwen Cheng An analysis of case study responses to climate change indicate that urban space to address the twin faces of climate change planning will likely come from two related responses: the first is through more...
by admin | Jul 19, 2012 | Publications
Authors: Elizabeth Brabec and Sarah Rigard This paper analyzes the success of protected openspaces in fifteen suburban residential developments across the United States. Using case studies from five regions across the country, neo-traditional, conservation and...
by admin | Jul 17, 2012 | Publications
Author: Elizabeth Brabec Using Kentlands as a case study, this paper analyzes the success of a neotraditional development for recreational, habitat, visual and water quality goals. The paper identifies and analyzes open space and green infrastructure protection goals...