Nature-Friendly Communities : Habitat Protection and Land Use Planning.
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Washington : Chicago :
Island Press, Chicago Distribution Center [distributor]
May 2005 ;
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Table of Contents:
- About Island Press
- Title Page
- Copyrights Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Ch. 1: The Benefits of Nature Protection
- Ch. 2: Key Program Elements and Best Tools
- Major Case Studies
- Ch. 3: Austin, Texas: Two for the Price of One
- Protecting Water Quality and Habitat through Land Acquisition
- Ch. 4: Baltimore County, Maryland: Using the Entire Toolkit for Habitat Protection
- Ch. 5: Dane County, Wisconsin: Stopping Sprawl and Promoting Infill
- Ch. 6: Eugene, Oregon: Shining Star of Wetlands Preservation.
- Ch. 7: Fort Collins and Larimer County, Colorado: A Tale of Two Jurisdictions
- Ch. 8: Pima County, Arizona: Planning for and Investing in Habitat Protection
- Ch. 9: Placer County, California: Leaving a Legacy
- Ch. 10: Sanibel, Florida: Do Enjoy, Don't Destroy
- Ch. 11: Twin Cities Region, Minnesota: Toward Regional Habitat Protection
- Focused Case Studies
- Ch. 12: Bath Township, Ohio: Riparian Overlay District
- Ch. 13: Charlotte Harbor, Florida: Ambitious Regional Critical Area Protection Program
- Ch. 14: Chicago Wilderness: Biodiversity Recovery Plan.
- Ch. 15: DeKalb County, Georgia: Greenspace Program
- Ch. 16: Farmington Valley, Connecticut: A Valley's Biodiversity Project
- Ch. 17: King County, Washington: Benchmark Program
- Ch. 18: Pittsford, New York: Greenpring for a Town's Future
- Ch. 19: Powell County, Montana: Rural County Wildlife Protection
- Ch. 20: Teton County, Wyoming: Natural Resource Overlay District
- Ch. 21: Traverse Bay Area, Michagan: New Designs for Growth
- Ch. 22: Loudoun County, Virginia: Green Infrastructure Meets Green Money
- Conclusion
- Index.