Metropolitan Open Space and Natural Process / David A. Wallace.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wallace, David A., Editor.

United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

New Jersey. Department of Community Affairs.

Pennsylvania State Planning Board.

Series:

Anniversary Collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regional planning--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Metropolitan Area.

Regional planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2016

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Open space in urban regions is fast disappearing, but it can still be saved by coordinating man's design with the processes of nature. The authors demonstrate here methods that permit better and more profitable economic and industrial development, while raising the quality of life and saving the environment. Contributors: William G. Grigsby, Ian McHarg, William H. Roberts, Ann Louise Strong, Nohad A. Toulan, and David A. Wallace.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Introduction

1. Open Space from Natural Processes

2. The Distribution and Value of Open Land in the Philadelphia Area

3. Incentives and Controls for Open Space

4. Economic and Fiscal Aspects of Open Space Preservation

5. Design of Metropolitan Open Space Based on Natural Process

Appendix: Methodology for Chapter II

Referential Bibliography

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781512808186

1512808180

OCLC:

979631583