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Framework
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Topic outline
Click the linked topics below for additional
resources
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RESOURCES
| Planning and management - Managing land use -
comprehensive planning/smart growth |
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Functional Urban Areas (lab)
Source:
Catalyst Learning Curricula
Activity (PDF) - pages 13-21
Students design cities using
legos to maximize various aspects including personal space,
green space, and sustainability. They then research and discuss
modern cities designed to improve quality of life for all
residents. |
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"Green-Based" Urban Growth: Next Wave of
Environmentalism (article)
Source: National Geographic
Web site
This article describes how some communities are able to better
plan for future land use with "smart growth" plans. Rather than
zoning codes and maps dictating land use with the left over
being set aside for green space, the reverse is occurring in
some eco-municipalities. |
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