Cities and Nature

Roger L. Kemp, Ph.D., ICMA-CM, has been a city manager on both the East and West coasts for more than 25 years. He is presently Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Public Administration at Golden Gate University and a Fellow of The Academy of Political Science.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Preface      PART I: CITIES AND NATURE1 A New Approach to Managing Growth      2 Environmental Management Systems      3 Creating "New" Main Streets in Our Cities      4 Development for People and Wildlife      5 The Economic Benefits of Parks and Open Space      PART II: THE BEST PRACTICES6 Atlanta Builds Parks to Create Open Spaces      7 Baltimore Uses Linear Trails to Link Neighborhoods to Harbor District      8 Boston, Other Cities, Create Urban Parks on Existing Public Facilities      9 Cambridge Designs Open Spaces to Improve Downtown Living      10 Charlottesville, Other Cities, Restore Their Watersheds      11 Chattanooga Creates Public Parks and Greenways      12 Chesterfield County Protects Nature to Preserve Quality-of-Life      13 Chicago Creates "Green" Infrastructure      14 Denver Networks with Greenways and Trails      15 Fairfield Uses Town Green to Preserve Nature Downtown      16 Fort Collins Takes Steps to Protect and Preserve Its Climate      17 Gainesville and Hall County Work to Preserve Watershed Areas      18 Grand Forks Rebuilds Downtown with Open Spaces and Walkways      19 Hampton Creates Environmental Center While Preserving Open Space      20 Harmony: America's Latest Conservation Community      21 Hartford Revives Its Riverfront      22 Irvine Turns Military Base into Park and Nature Preserve      23 Lafayette, Other Cities, Use Public Plazas to Revive Main Streets      24 Lake Worth Restores Its Public Beaches      25 Lancaster Revitalizes Inner-City Park      26 Miami Beach, Other Cities, Shore Up Their Coastlines      27 Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Other Cities, Guide Growth to Improve the Environment      28 New York City's Old Railroad Tracks Become Hidden Garden      29 Northampton County Combines Economic Development with Environmental Protection      30 Petaluma Reorients Its Downtown Around a River      31 Philadelphia and Camden Restore Their Riverfronts      32 Phoenix, Other Cities, Use GIS to Prevent Urban Sprawl      33 Port Aransas, Other Cities, Benefit from Wildlife Conservation Trails      34 Portland Protects Its Open Spaces      35 Portland Pursues Balance Between Its Economy and Environment      36 Riverhead and Mattituck Take Steps to Protect Nature      37 Saint Louis Park Creates a New Community Green Downtown      38 Saint Paul Revives Its Inner-City Riverfront Area      39 San Francisco Transforms Industrial Site into Open Space and Trails      40 San Jose, Other Cities, Initiate Corridor Preservation      41 San Rafael, Other Cities, Restore Urban Parks with Private Donations      42 Seattle, Other Cities, Encourage Development of "Green" Buildings      43 Seattle Highway Is Designed to Protect Wildlife      44 Silver Spring, Other Cities, Turn Old Railroad Corridors into Public Trails      45 West Des Moines Turns Floodplain into Regional Park and Open Space      PART III: THE FUTURE46 The Eco-Economic Revolution Is Here to Stay      47 Economic Growth Without Destruction      48 The Importance of Landscaping in the Urban Environment      49 Urban Parks and Public Plazas Return to the Inner-City      50 Nature and the Human Spirit      Regional Resource Directory      National Resource Directory      Bibliography      About the Editor and Contributors      Index