Creating Sustainable Communities: A Planning Imperative

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Creating Sustainable Communities A Planning
Imperative

• A case for enhanced holistic planning

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Purpose

• To illustrate that the concept of sustainable
  communities requires consideration of a broad
  number of factors
• Sustainable development includes consideration of
  the health of people of the community
• Sustainable neighborhoods allow heathy safe
  neighborhoods

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Breakout team

• Jerry Zekert, HQ USACE, Chief Master Planning
  Team, Washington DC
• Jeff Springer, Army Environmental Command/ BAH.
• U.S. Army Engineering Research Development Center

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Master Planning Process
Region
Installation
Area
Site Planning
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Master Planning Process Planning Integration
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Types of holistic affects

• Planning and health
• LEED ND

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Take aways

• Sustainable communities affects not only the use
  of the land but the health of the citizens.
• Sustainable communities require a holistic
  planning and development approach