Reference Library

Green Infrastructure

• Articles (Caution! Some of these PDF files are very large and may take a long time to download depending on your connection speed.)
  • Benedict, Mark A., "Green Infrastructure: A Strategic Approach to Land Conservation" PAS Memo, American Planning Association (October 2000) (2.1 MB)
  • Benedict, Mark A. and Edward T. McMahon, "Green Infrastructure: Smart Conservation for the 21st Century" Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse Monograph Series (2002) (1.3 MB)
  • Berke, Philip R.; Joe MacDonald; Nancy White; Michael Holmes; et al. "Greening Development to Protect Watersheds: Does New Urbanism Makes a Difference?" Journal of the American Planning Association, Vol. 69 No. 4 (Autumn 2003): 397-413 (13.2MB)
  • Keene, John C. and Ann Louise Strong, "The Brandywine Plan" Journal of the American Institute of Planners, Vol. 36 No. 1 (January 1970): 50-58 (9.5MB)
  • Kellog, Wendy A. "Nature’s Neighborhood: Urban Environmental History and Neighborhood Planning" Journal of the American Planning Association, Vol. 68 No. 4 (Autumn 2002): 356-370 (3.5MB)
  • Lindsey, Greg, "Sustainability and Urban Greenways: Indicators in Indianapolis" Journal of the American Planning Association, Vol. 69 No. 2 (Spring 2003): 165-180 (3.4MB)
  • Scholl, Jack R. and Andrew JG Schwartz, "Regional Natural Infrastructure: A Southwestern Pennsylvannia Planning Initiative" Environmental Planning and Design, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvannia (2003)
  • Wallace, David A. and William C. McDonnell, "Diary of a Plan" Journal of the American Institute of Planners, Vol. 37 No. 1 (January 1971): 50-58 (9.4MB)
• Reports, Plans and Studies
  • Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission and Chicago Wilderness "Conservation Design Resource Manual: Language and Guidelines for Updating Local Ordinances" (March 2003) (2.2 MB)
  • Chicago Wilderness Biodiversity Recovery Plan
  • Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Greenways and Trails "Connecting Florida’s Communities with Greenways and Trails: A Summary of the Five Year Implementation Plan"" (1998) (1.5 MB)
  • Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Office of Greenways and Trails "Thinking Green: A Guide to the Costs and Benefits of Greenways and Trails" (1998) (3.1MB)
  • US Department of Agriculture Forest Service, State and Private Forestry, Cooperative Forestry/Community and Urban Forestry. "Performance Measurement Accountability System" (June 2003)
  • US Department of Agriculture Forest Service, "Strategic Plan" (2000) (1.1 MB)
  • US Department of Agriculture Forest Service. State and Private Forestry, Cooperative Forestry/Community and Urban Forestry, "The Principal Laws Relating to USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry Programs" (through 2002).
  • President’s Council on Sustainable Development, "Towards a Sustainable America" (May 1999)
  • Maryland Department of Natural Resources, "Maryland’s Green Infratructure Assessment" (15.9MB)
  • American Planning Association, "How Cities Use Parks for Green Infrastructure" City Parks Forum Briefing Papers, No. 5 (2003)

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