Examples of different spatial areas of practice
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| National Level Planning | Generally defined by regulations that affect entire country - NEPA, Housing Acts, Transportation Acts or by actions of federal agencies - ACOE levees
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| Multi-State Planning | Cross state boundaries such as by watershed (Chesapeake Bay) or region (New England). Often involves cross state issues like water resources or transportation systems.
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| Within State Planning | State plans include hazard mitigation plans, food issues (food policy councils), air quality, wetlands, stormwater, sediment & erosion control, etc. 2005 Supreme Court decisions - states need framework to provide fair planning and decision-making
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| Dillon's Rule | Local jurisdictions have no powers other than those explicitly assigned to them by state governments
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| Home Rule | State transfers powers to the local government to adopt regulations
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| Sub-state or Regional Planning | Defined by region such as MD eastern shore - local jurisdictions dependent on one another to achieve goals of regional plans
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| County Planning | Tend to address challenges in that county - natural resources, housing, agriculture, econ development, etc.
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| Urban Planning | Boundaries can be defined by political boundaries or population (Metropolitan Statistical Area); Urban redevelopment, access to food, heat islands, tree cover, low-income pop, and other specialized issues.
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| Suburban Planning | Areas defined by style of land use (sprawl) or historical commuting patterns. Concerns include sprawl, loss of farmland, aging infrastructure, transportation/transit, infill deve.
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| Small Town Planning | Regulations focus on character and vitality of town.
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| Corridor Planning | Linear route - scale may vary from commercial street to stretch of interstate. Coordinate capital improvements and accessibility along the corridor. May be multi-jurisdictional.
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| Neighborhood Planning | Can be based on history, geography, street boundaries, socioecon factors, etc. Planning considerations deal with appearance, amenities, organizations.
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| Waterfront Planning | Location and economic activities make up plans for redevelopment. Mixed use, pollution, natural hazards, etc. May use tax incentives to attract commercial enterprises.
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| Historic District Planning | May be defined by architecture and cultural traditions. Blend architectural requirements with redevelopment, reduce heavy traffic, retain character.
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| Downtown Planning | Central Business Districts - mix of streets, shops, civic spaces, public spaces, etc. May identify BID - Business Improvement District to support enhancement activities (sidewalk maintenance, landscaping, etc).
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| Economic Development as focused on Spatial Areas | Convention Center Districts, Industrial Parks, Office Parks, Art Districts, etc.
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| Urban Design - Monumental City Design | Broad tree-lined boulevards, civic bldgs, large waterfront parks, museums were legacy of the White City and 1909 Plan of Chicago. Themselves derivations of Paris (Baron Haussmann), Versailles, etc.
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| Urban Design - Garden Suburbs | Suburbs include land for parks and greenways, curving streets and irregular landscaped lots. Ex are West Orange NJ, Llewelyn Park, Riverside, IL. Derived from English and Chinese gardens.
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| Urban Design - Garden Cities | Ebenezer Howard. Self-sufficient communities linked in clusters and surrounded by greenbelts. Letchworth & Hampstead Garden, England. Forest Hills Garden, NJ. Columbia, MD. Reston, VA. Fed neighborhood unit concept. Cul-de-sacs.
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| Urban Design - Modernism | Consistent urban image of tall bldg, cars, limited access highways. Groups of building isolated in park settings. Stadiums, rec facilities, museums along waterfronts.
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| Urban Design - Megastructure | Downtown buildings connected by walkways, covered shopping mall. City is one big building with capsules.
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| New Urbanism or Neo-traditionalism | mixed use neighborhoods, grid street patterns, higher densities, front porches, parking in the rear with alleys, apts above businesses, minimal side and front setbacks, town squares
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| Smart Growth | Seeks to place growth where it most makes sense from economic, social and environmental standpoint. Balance desires and concerns of multiple competing interests.
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| Neighborhood Identity | Community building block generally not included in municipal or county planning efforts. Needs engaged and empowered citizens. Planning and regs should empower a neighborhood sense of place.
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| Empowering neighborhoods | Encourage formation of organizations, include criteria to make them mouthpiece of the neighborhood. Provide funds and technical support. Leadership need to meet within and among other leaders and municipal officials.
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| Loss of rural and small towns | 1. Dwindling populations generally due to lack of work.
2. Assimilated by expanding metro areas.
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| Urban:Rural Population Density Ratio | 18 to 1
35%-40% of nation's poor live in rural areas.
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| Rural Area Planning Issues | smaller populations, more infrastructure
3x rate substandard housing
poorer health care
higher incidence of disease
less govt
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| Tennessee Valley Authority (1933) | Created to assist rural area of Appalachia that was under severe economic distress
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| National Resources Planning Board, Roosevelt 1934 | Encourage state planning boards. Scope included rural land use, resource development, transportation, energy, socioeconomic issues, resource allocation, suburbanization, access, and public works.
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| Neighborhood Collaborative Planning (1998 Policy Guide) | Strategic bldg blocks of comm development. Must understand social, economic, physical parts to keep sense of place and community. Planners must empower residents to collaborate with decision-makers and service provides and business leaders.
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