Challenge of the land : open space preservation at the local level /

Challenge of the Land: Open Space Preservation at the Local Level deals with the challenge of the land at the municipal level and how it can be addressed using proven techniques of open space preservation. Focusing primarily on the New York metropolitan region, this book describes actions that a mun...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Little, Charles E.
Corporate Authors: ScienceDirect (Online service), Open Space Action Institute
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York : Pergamon Press, [©1969]
Series:Pergamon resource and environmental conservation library
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Challenge of the Land: Open Space Preservation at the Local Level deals with the challenge of the land at the municipal level and how it can be addressed using proven techniques of open space preservation. Focusing primarily on the New York metropolitan region, this book describes actions that a municipal government can take to help control rampant urbanization and discusses the benefits of open space preservation. This book is comprised of eight chapters and opens with an overview of how municipal officials and civic leaders have had to come to grips with urbanization throughout the United St.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 151 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-100).
ISBN:0080069126
9780080069128
1483155374
9781483155371