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The built environment has an enormous impact on the health of natural landscapes. Careful site selection, neighborhood planning, and landscaping can minimize degradation of wildlife habitat, preserve agricultural lands, and decrease dependency on emissions-heavy transportation.
Goals
- Minimize urban sprawl
- Maintain and restore biodiversity
- Reduce energy use and emissions associated with transportation
Strategies
| S1: | Responsible site selection |
| S2: | Create walkable communities and promote resource efficient modes of transportation |
| S3: | Landscape to protect and restore native soils, ecology, and biodiversity
Constructed Wetlands | Erosion Control |
| S4: | Use microclimate and environmentally responsive site design strategies |
| S5: | Add ecological and economic value to the community |
Other Resources
Publications and Links
Farr, Douglas. Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature. Hoboken: Wiley, 2008.
Franko, Richard et al. Developing sustainable planned communities. Ed. Jo Allen Gause. Washington D.C.: Urban Land Institute, 2007.
Building Better Neighborhoods: Creating Affordable homes and livable communities: a Collaborative Project. St. Paul: Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, 2001.
Greater Minnesota Housing Fund and Building Better Neighborhoods Program.
See full list of recommended resources and links in our library.
