Permaculture Alliance of California
Unifying the Greater Pacifica Permaculture Community
This is a platform for all those who have been introduced to Permaculture and are graduates of A Permaculture Design Course As Permaculturlists, we are many and are apart of many list serves and email lists, courses and workshops. Our hopes as a Permaculture Alliance is that this platform can be a central node to network and stay in touch with our works ...learn more
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Sustainable Urban and Regional Planning
Sustainable urban and regional planners attempt of find ways of organizing the structure and function of cities, including land use, buildings, and infrastructure (e.g. water, wastewater, flood management, transport, etc.), in order to bring them into greater harmony with their natural or original surroundings. Sustainable planning attempts to reduce the ecological impacts of both the urban footprint, such as sprawl, and the source areas from which resources are imported to the city. Sprawl is the spread of suburban development, usually into rural and subrural landscapes. It may also mean the densification and spread of industrial and urban footprints. In either case, the sprawl is minimally constrained by land use zoning and is characterized by significant land consumption, centralized infrastructure for water and wastewater, automobile dependence, disregard for ecosystem services such as wetlands as components of floodplain management, and minimal concern for amenities such as parks, greenways, and wildlife. Sustainable planners include both social and economic impacts in order to plan an energy- and materials-efficient economy with minimal pollution and equitable distribution of benefits.
Keywords Land use, efficiency, infrastructure, urban sprawl, open space, preservation, materials, proximity to services, walking distance, integrated planning, holistic, sense of place, access to proximity, car free areas, land use mix, brownfield development, greenbelt, open space, quality of life, designing for people, environmental planning, smart growth, neighborhood renewal, ecoplanning, car free streets, greenbelt expansion, urban vitality, mass transit, sustainable design, greenways, urban parks, brownfields, urban renewal, green cities, urban footprint, urban resource imports, new urbanism, commuting, smart growth, building development, greenbelt development, environmental impact, unplanned development, land consumption, fragmentation, transportation, sustainable cities, urban, rural encroachment, ecosystem services, land use zoning, housing density, infrastructure, road density, urban footprint, suburban growth, housing mix, farmland, commuting, bicycle friendly |
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I apologize for my direct approach. Please forgive me. But don't ignore the urgency.
Calling all Social Entrepreneurs! For up to date current background on this subject Please watch/ listen to Democracy Now. Airtime 3/30/09 I have a vision to address the looming homeless crises in this country. A low cost housing program built by the people for the people for the environment. Using the wholearth system we can solve this problem and make a lasting difference in the process. The system puts people to work right away. And keeps people working for the rest of their lives. Start with occupation end with occupation. The jobs created are designed to keep the community alive and thriving for generations. Let’s make great soil and use great soil to grow the ecology and grow the economy. Let’s use that economy to build a lasting future. If we organize the potential of the folks who are homeless we can end the crises and move more quickly to a sustainable future. Using the the WHOLEarth System we can address this problem in a positive way literally over night. Very Kindly Yours Lance Charles CEO WHOLEarth Development Corporation Please visit wholearthbuilder.com I look forward to reading your comments. 818-266-3834 |
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The Venus Project Org.
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