Sustainable Design Practices in Prince George’s CountyEVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN THE SEMINAR
Environmental Policy Roundtable
Friday, December 3, 2010
Room 1113 Van Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm
This Friday, we are joined by several planners from the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commission for Prince George's County. Emerging
research and analysis of the impact of the built environment on the atmosphere,
materials, and natural resources is fostering the rapid evolution of traditional
planning practices. Federal, state, and local governments have begun to respond
to the threat posed by unfettered sprawl, pollution, and automobile dependency
by mandating Smart Growth, environmental site design (ESD) measures,
stringent environmental protections, and energy saving measures. This
discussion will focus on how comprehensive, long-range planning sets the
stage for emerging sustainable design practices that are then implemented
during the development review process to arrest and reverse the negative
impacts associated with the development patterns of the past half-century in
the county.
From M-NCPPC website: The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning
Commission is a bi-county agency empowered by the State of Maryland in 1927
to acquire, develop, maintain and administer a regional system of parks within
Montgomeryand Prince George's Counties, and to provide land use planning for
the physical development of Prince George's and Montgomery counties. In
addition, the Commission gained responsibility for the public recreation
program in Prince George's County in 1970.
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