List the site planning social/cultural goals
- promote a sense of community
- protect cultural and historic resources
- reduce crime, increase public safety
- access to outdoor recreation
- min negative impacts to adjacent properties
List the site planning environmental goals
- conserve natural resources
- protect sensitive ecosystems
- preserve biodiversity
- consider development intensity and location
- reduce pollution
List the site planning economic goals
- attract investment
- drive tourism
- increase property values
- attract skilled workers
- reduce commuting times
- promote efficient land use
What are the benefits of effective site planning?
- public health, safety, welfare
- protecting public from natural disaster
- reduce construction costs
- increased profit from development
- protecting natural and cultural amenities
- supporting ecological processes
Define “Smart Growth”
Addresses development at the regional or city scale enacted by government regulatory agencies through comp plans, master plans, and zoning code. Has little impact at the site scale.
Define “Sustainable Design”
Can be found in regional scale planning and at the site scale.
Define “Sustainability”
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
List as many “Smart Growth” goals as you can
- preserving open space, farmland, scenic areas and critical environments
- directing new development toward existing communities
- encouraging mix land use
- fostering a sense of place
- creating walkable communities
- creating cost effective development solutions
- community and stakeholder collaboration
List as many “Sustainable Design” goals as you can
- protect existing environmental resources from degradation
- restore degraded environments
- reuse previously developed sites
- build walkable, compact communities
- conserve resources at all scales
Describe the overall development process through pre-design and design phase steps
Site program and site selection > site inventory > site analysis > concept development > schematic > design development > construction documentation
