TY  - BOOK
AU  - McElvaney,Shannon
TI  - Geodesign: case studies in regional and urban planning. 
SN  - 9781589483163
AV  - HT391  M3953 2012              
U1  - 307.12 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - California
PB  - Esri
KW  - Regional planning
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Local
KW  - Geographic Information Systems
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - City planning
KW  - Land use
KW  - Planning
N1  - Includes references; Table of Contents :
Foreword i --
Acknowledgment iii --
Chapter 1 Game  - Changing Desing 2 --
Chapter 2 Empowering the People 16 --
Chapter 3 Fighting Climate Change 26 --
Chapter 4 Where the Wild Thing Roam 42 --
Chapter 5 Singapore ‘ s Sustainable Development 56 --
Chapter 6 Building Smart form the Ground Up 74 --
Chapter 7 Visioning Florida 2050 86 --
Chapter 8 Red Field into Green Fields 102 --
Chapter 9 The True Cost of Growth 134 --
Chapter 10 Reflections on the Future 134 --
Epilogue 146  --

N2  - Geodesign is an integrative process for improved urban design based upon geography. It includes science, social and environmental values through the use of geospatial tools. Geodesign: Case Studies in Regional and Urban Planning includes several case studies that present geodesign in action. This book meets several needs including examples that build awareness and expand understanding to provide real world examples that decision makers can base their own geodesigns upon - today --
ER  -