Planning for metropolitan open space

With a rapidly urbanizing environment, there is a serious need to assess those lands that are as yet undeveloped and to identify those lands with potential for open space use. The author has developed the framework for a metropolitan open space planning department and has suggested a procedure for evaluating open space lands. The focus of this study is primarily metropolitan open space planning but many of the techniques are applicable to rural environs and have been noted as such. As in any planning process, success is highly dependent on the active role of the community, thus the organization of the entire process has addressed this issue. The suggested department structure and planning procedure have been organized such that there is flexibility during the development of the open space plan and during the implementation phase. This will allow decisions to be made without considerable delay and provide a higher degree of community acceptance and credibility.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Urban and Regional Planning

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Urban and Regional Planning

Department dc:contributor.department

Urban and Regional Planning

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Year dc:date.issued

1982

Author dc:creator

• Wimmer, Peter Xavier

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10919/76195

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/76195