Read / Purchase the Report Driving and the Built Environment: The Effects of Compact Development on Motorized Travel, Energy Use, and CO2 Emissions — Special Report 298 (2010) TRB Special Report 298: Driving and the Built Environment: Effects of Compact Development on Motorized Travel, Energy Use, and CO2 Emissions examines the relationship between
land development patterns and vehicle...
While these strategies represent a marked improvement over
land development patterns over the past decades, they tend to rely on minimizing human impact on the environment, striving only to be «less bad.»
The release of Losing Ground: Planning for Resilience, the fifth edition in Mass Audubon's report series on
land development patterns in Massachusetts, has been getting some attention from the media:
Not exact matches
Modernity has awakened them to their rights of participation in the structures of power, but the modern technological
developments and commercialism have increased the power of their traditional oppressors by alienating
land, forests, water sources and femininity from them for exploiting them for purposes of profit and have destroyed their livelihood and
pattern of life.
Mass Audubon has just released Losing Ground: Planning for Resilience, which documents
land use
patterns in Massachusetts from 2005 - 2013 and shows that while
development slowed in that period, 13 acres per day were lost and the rate of
development is once again picking up as the economy recovers.
How can we ensure that our regional
patterns of
land use and
development promote strong communities, a healthy environment, and a prosperous economy?
It speaks to how deeply entrenched our thought
patterns are when it comes to economic
development and
land reform.
One of the great challenges of the next two or three decades will be urbanizing the suburbs, or, to be more precise, to replace the «suburban sprawl»
pattern of
development characterized by large lots, segregated
land uses and autocentric streets with a more traditional «urban»
pattern of small lots, some mixed - use and walkable streets.
As for its effects on
land preservation,
development patterns and social equity - these remain to be seen.
«My work is all about protecting the environment by improving the capacity of local
land - use decision - makers to use scientific information, which in turn creates more resilient
patterns of
development.
Lead Civil Engineer —
Land Development Solutions — Denver, Colorado — September 2011 — March 2015 • Supervised the civil engineering development team in the implementation of new projects • Used specialized tools such as AutoCAD, Trimble Terramodel, and Primavera P6 Professional • Calculated requirements used in the plan and design of civil work according to specifications • Ensured safety and compliance standards were met by monitoring and assessing risk factors • Forecasted the quantity, budget, and cost of engineering equipment, labor, and manpowerCivil Engineer — UWV Foundation — Cheyenne, Wyoming — July 2000 — April 2006 • Completed site surveys and analyzed data • Researched, assessed, and studied patterns of elements and environmental conditions to determine adequacy of relevant factors • Ensured compliance with safety standards and managed risk factors • Tested strength of various foundation materials, introducing 25 - percent stronger materials • Developed solutions to safely address challenges involving extreme weath
Development Solutions — Denver, Colorado — September 2011 — March 2015 • Supervised the civil engineering
development team in the implementation of new projects • Used specialized tools such as AutoCAD, Trimble Terramodel, and Primavera P6 Professional • Calculated requirements used in the plan and design of civil work according to specifications • Ensured safety and compliance standards were met by monitoring and assessing risk factors • Forecasted the quantity, budget, and cost of engineering equipment, labor, and manpowerCivil Engineer — UWV Foundation — Cheyenne, Wyoming — July 2000 — April 2006 • Completed site surveys and analyzed data • Researched, assessed, and studied patterns of elements and environmental conditions to determine adequacy of relevant factors • Ensured compliance with safety standards and managed risk factors • Tested strength of various foundation materials, introducing 25 - percent stronger materials • Developed solutions to safely address challenges involving extreme weath
development team in the implementation of new projects • Used specialized tools such as AutoCAD, Trimble Terramodel, and Primavera P6 Professional • Calculated requirements used in the plan and design of civil work according to specifications • Ensured safety and compliance standards were met by monitoring and assessing risk factors • Forecasted the quantity, budget, and cost of engineering equipment, labor, and manpowerCivil Engineer — UWV Foundation — Cheyenne, Wyoming — July 2000 — April 2006 • Completed site surveys and analyzed data • Researched, assessed, and studied
patterns of elements and environmental conditions to determine adequacy of relevant factors • Ensured compliance with safety standards and managed risk factors • Tested strength of various foundation materials, introducing 25 - percent stronger materials • Developed solutions to safely address challenges involving extreme weather
patterns
Changing demographics and shifting
land use
patterns will significantly influence
development of retail investment strategies going forward...
It will explore the environmental, social and economic impacts of topics such as expansion of urban and suburban
development, conversion of
lands from one use to another and migration
patterns.
But perhaps even more important, he said, have been
land use
patterns, with housing
developments and shopping situated farther and farther from city centers.