Frogtown Greenspace Links
June 9, 2000
Last Updated on
November 14, 2001
By Bob Kistler
Email: kisrob@bethel.edu
BIO302 Greenspace Project links page compiled by Dr. Kistler
example of an extensive project in Atlanta
http://gator.naples.net/clubs/focus/report/greenspace.htm
work done by a group of people in Collier Co, Fl. to change local zoning in order to preserve land areas (not really urban — more of an urban sprawl prevention effort)
http://www.worldserver.pipex.com/coi/depts/GCM/coi7384e.ok
statement from the Countryside Commission which is the English government’s landscape and countryside advisor, includes a statement of their vision which is good
http://phylogeny.arizona.edu/hypermail/community_garden/0729.html
short article that says trees reduce violence and have other social effects — has one reference that could be helpful
www.nwf.org/natlwild/1998/urbanam8
This site has a good short article. It points out that trees in the city actually save the city governments and homeowners considerable amounts of money over the long run. The reason: Trees help reduce energy use and pollution damage.
www.well.com/user/mp/a9
Urban Community Development: description of the relationship between urban life, economic vitality and community diversity. It suggests some ways to improve the quality and safety of urban life. One specific point it suggests, which may be a source of funds for ultimately creating green space in Frogtown is through a valorun tax aimed at generating, in our case, green space. This works by freezing property taxes in the community and all new taxes arising from increased property values are used locally, entirely in the community in the community to subsidize this project.
www.spc.uchicago.edu/ssr1/PRELIMS/Urbeth/uemisc
This site discusses the relationships between organisms living in a community and the variables that need to be taken into consideration — the conditions that affect and control the movements and numbers of populations within communities. These factors include competition, dominance and succession as these determine the general pattern of the community/city and the functional relation of each of the different areas to one another.
www.krihs.re.kr/E_krihs/research/chus.asp
Center for Housing and Urban Studies, concerned with sustainable urban development and improvement of the quality of urban life.
Here is a site that helps to define urban ecology:
Wow! so that was a little longer than I thought.
Here is another site concerned with green space and communities:
http://www.jstor.org/fcgi-bin/jstor/viewitem.fcg/08853525/di984839/98p0372y/0?currentResult=08853525%2bdi984839%2b98p0372y%2b10%2c0104%2b19600500%2b9996%2b80399499&searchID=cc993314.9514117130&nextHit=0104&frame=frame&userID=8c58153a@bethel.edu/01cc993314005038f354&displayChunk=10&psearchExp=%22%3cstrong%3egreen%20spaces%3c/strong%3e%22&viewContent=Article&config=jstor&dpi=3
Another long one. Try that nifty copy/paste feature.
These aren't necessarily about Frogtown, but they have some good ideas and points associated with what we are trying to do... good things to think about.
Urban Landscape
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