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Title:

Protecting water resources with smart growth [electronic resource] / United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Format:

[electronic resource] /

Publisher:

Environmental Protection Agency,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

116 p. : ill. : digital, PDF file.

Subject:

Water quality management--United States
Land use--Environmental aspects--United States.
Cities and towns--Environmental aspects--Environmental aspects--United States.

Other Authors:

United States. Environmental Protection Agency

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 8, 2007). "May 2004." Includes bibliographical references. "EPA 231-R-04-002."

Contents:

Section I. Protecting water resources at the regional level -- Encouraging development in strategic areas -- Funding and fee structures -- Environmental regulatory innovations (including voluntary incentives) -- Education -- Section II. Site-level protection and mitigation measures -- Site planning -- Site-level strategies and technologies -- Ordinances and codes -- Education -- Appendix A. Acronyms -- Appendix B. Additional resources -- Appendix C. Bibliography.

Summary:

Protecting Water Resources with Smart Growth is intended for audiences such as communities, local governments, state and regional planners already familiar with smart growth and are now seeking more ideas on how to protect their water resources. The document is a compilation of 75 policies designed to protect water resources and implement smart growth. The majority of these policies (46) are oriented to the watershed, or regional level; the other 29 are targeted for specific development sites.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)181345137

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)