Sustainable Communities 1
Sustainable Communities 1 :
"Sustainable communities make more efficient use of their land. They emphasize open space planning where appropriate by promoting greenways, parks, and landscaping. The effective use of open space can prevent development from encroaching upon floodplains, active fault zones, and other hazard areas. Sustainable communities also take advantage of underutilized urban areas and encourage infill and "brownfield" development. Energy and resource conservation are high priorities. Emphasis is placed on public transit and creating mixed-use environments that are less dependent on automobiles. An essential characteristic of a sustainable community is its resilience to natural disasters". (FEMA, Rebuilding for A More Sustainable Future: An Operational Framework, Nov. 2000, p. 1-3)
