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STARTING SMALL IN STELLA: LEARNING HOW TO PLAN FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Citation:
HANSEN, V. E. STARTING SMALL IN STELLA: LEARNING HOW TO PLAN FOR SUSTAINABILITY. Presented at Forum on Application of Sustainability Theory to Urban Development Practice, College of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, August 10, 2007.
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Description:
Concepts of sustainability are rarely clearly defined and their applications often seem abstract. Because these concepts must address systems scale, even simple strategies often seem complex, abstract, and overwhelming. The opportunity to apply a theory for sustainable development to the real small Missouri town of Stella enabled us to learn how to navigate and strategize through the application. Although development to meet the plan will likely be slow and uncertain, the process revealed specific common denominators between community, developer, and those of us interested in protecting the environment that can be applied to larger urban and regional scales. It also provided a field laboratory for study of the human and environment relationship.