Videos
An Overview of Tree Conservation Ordinances
Christopher J. Duerksen and R. Matthew Goebel
A premier guide to tree and vegetation conservation, this publication discusses the myriad issues surrounding writing and implementing local ordinances. The writers, an attorney and a planner, discuss conservation techniques and the accompanying legal issues.
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Performance Zoning: Requiem or Revolution?
Christopher J. Duerksen, Lee Nellis, and Alan Richman
Leading national experts discuss and debate the issues that surround performance and Euclidean zoning. To provide real-life examples, the experts discuss experiences of two communities that have instituted these zoning methods. Detailed written reports are included with the video.
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The Threatened Western Landscape
Christopher J. Duerksen, Ray Rasker, and Luther Propst
The growth boom during the last ten years has changed the American West significantly. The video discusses community-based strategies that can mitigate the ecological and social impacts of growth. A copy of a detailed study written by the renown Sonoran Institute is included.
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Zoning for Wildlife Habitat Protection
Thompson N. Hobbs and Donald L. Elliott
An analysis of how development impacts wildlife and how habitat can be managed in urban and rural developments are discussed in this fast-paced video. The video includes a copy of the scale/tool and opportunity/challenge matrices developed by Hobbs and Elliott.
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