Natural Interfaces

PL599 : The Class : Communities & Growth : Natural Interfaces : Readings

Readings

Planning in the USA skim ch.15, 16

Holding Our Ground ch.1 pp.1-9, ch 14 (Repeat from last week for those of you needing more time)

Marsh, William, Landscape Planning: Environmental Applications, John Wiley, New York, Š1997, pp. 135-145,155-165, 174-181. , part1, part 2

Earth Day Network. 2002. Sustainability Starts in Your Community: A Community Indicators Guide. http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/measuring/mpedtoc.shtml You should skim this. This has multiple uses depending on what you select as indicators and a purpose. Its key, however is in thinking about the entire system rather than one small part. Very practical steps.

http://www.firewise.org Open the tips for making your property fire wise (front page center) and the firewise community/usa link on the left. The urban-wildland interface is a dynamic area and can be very prone to fire disasters. Flagstaff is trying to become the first firewise city in the nation (entire city, not just community). Unfortunately the firewise organization does not have standards for a city - just for parts of a city or community.

Flink, C. 2001. Pp. 6-28 from:,Trails for the 21st Century: Washington D.C., Island Press.

Browse just a couple of the news articles. Note the types of conflicts that are occuring as well as positive uses of resources. Make sure to visit the USFS and ADWR sites. The forest service is impacted greatly by urbanization. ADWR is also impacted, but it also significantly impacts development through Active Management Areas and policy. Think about the impact of growth and personal desires on the physical landscape.

Ghioto, G. Protected Forever, In Arizona Daily Sun: 1-10-01 The Babbitt Ranch Conservation Easement

Pallack, B. Lighting crackdown passes, In Arizona Daily Sun: 7-25-01

Tucker, J.Meltdown for snowplay area, In Arizona Daily Sun: 7-25-01

Tucker, Jeff. County planners want low-density buffer. Arizona Daily Sun 7-26-01.

Herbert, Josef Senate: Protect the Land, Arizona Daily Sun 7-12-01.

Cowan, D., Tracking the Human Footprint, Greater Yellowstone Report, Bozeman, MT, vol.16 no.1, pp.6-9.

Dodder, J., Forest Service Plan Upsets Trails Group, Daily Courier, Prescott, AZ.

Visit these sites:

http://www.fs.fed.usjust to look around. Check under the site index for public participation, fire, and NEPA actions..

http://www.adwr.state.az.us Check out the 1)Arizona water issues and its subissues 2) active management areas and statewide surface water management.

Once you have finished you should:

Go on to Growth Management
or
Go back to Natural Interfaces

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