:: GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE RESOURCES + PUBLICATIONS

General

Adams, Jonathan S. The Future of the Wild: Radical Conservation for a Crowded World. Boston, Beacon Press, 2006.

Benedict, Mark A. and McMahon, Edward T. Green Infrastructure: Linking Landscapes and Communities. Washington, D.C., Island Press, 2006.

Duerksen, Christopher and Snyder, Cara. Nature Friendly Communities, Habitat Protection, and Land Use Planning. Washington, D.C., Island Press, 2005.

Benedict, Mark A. and McMahon. Green Infrastructure: Smart Conservation for the 21st Century. Washington, D.C., Sprawl Watch Clearing House, May 2002.
online at www.conservationfund.org/pdf/greeninfrastructure.pdf

Dramstad, Wenche E., et al. Landscape Ecology Principles in Landscape Architecture and Land Use Planning. Washington D.C., Island Press, 1996.

Hellmund, Paul Cawood, Smith, Daniel Somers. Designing Greenways: Sustainable Landscapes for Nature and People. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2006

Johnson, Bart and Hill, Kristina (editors). Ecology and Design. Washington D.C., Island Press, 2001.

Virginia-Specific

Albemarle County Biodiversity Work Group. Albemarle County Biodiversity: A Report on its History, Current Conditions, and Threats, with Strategies for Future Protection. Albemarle County, VA, Albemarle County, 2004.
Availability: In-house, paper and electronic copies, and online at:
www.albemarle.org/upload/images/Forms_Center/Departments/Board_of_Supervisors/Forms/Agenda/2004Files/20041201/Biodiversityreportattachb.pdf

Benedict, Mark A., Allen, Will, and McMahon, Edward T. Advancing Strategic Conservation in the Commonwealth of Virginia: Using a Green Infrastructure Approach to Conserving and Managing the Commonwealth’s Natural Areas, Working Landscapes, Open Space, and Other Critical Resources. Washington, D.C., The Conservation Fund, 2004.
Availability: In-house, paper and electronic copies, and online at: www.greeninfrastructure.net/pdf/advancingsc_fullreport_2004-08.pdf

Land Use Planning

Environmental Law Institute. Planning for Biodiversity: Authorities in State Land Use Laws. Washington, D.C., Environmental Law Institute, 2003.

McElfish, James M. Nature Friendly Ordinances. Washington, D.C., Environmental Law Institute, 2004.

Nolon, John. Open Ground: Effective Local Strategies for Protecting Natural Resources. Washington, D.C., Environmental Law Institute, 2003

Riley, Ann L. Restoring Streams in Cities. Washington D.C., Island Press, 2001.

Legal

Nolon, John. New Ground: The Advent of Local Environmental Law. Washington, D.C., Environmental Law Institute, 2003
Availability: UVA Law Library – KF3775.N49 2003

Ecology and Conservation Biology

The Nature Conservancy. Precious Heritage: The Status of Biodiversity in the United States. Washington, D.C., The Nature Conservancy, 2000.

Dale, Virginia H. Ecological Principles and Guidelines for Managing the Use of Land. Ecological Applications: Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 639–670.

Dale, V.H. and Haeuber, R.A. (editors). Applying Ecological Principles to Land Management. New York, Springer-Verlag, 2001.

Dale, V.H. and English, M.R. (editors). Tools to Aid Environmental Decision Making. New York, Springer-Verlag, 1999.

Trust for Public Land. Building Green Infrastructure: Land Conservation as a Watershed Protection Strategy. San Francisco, Trust for Public Land, 2000

Landscape Architecture and Design

Ian McHarg, Ian. Design with Nature. Falcon Press, 1969

Online Resources

Development of guide for putting green infrastructure in comp plans: http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/vclna.shtml

Canadian U.S. Bioregion Plan: http://www.2c1forest.org/

The Conservation Fund's Green Infrastructure Network: http://www.greeninfrastructure.net/what_we_do (you can also find Sonoran Desert plan here)

Source for stats on Southern Forests: http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/

Trust for Public Lands Report: http://www.tpl.org/tier3_cdl.cfm?content_item_id=915&folder_id=745

Online Data Resources

· Virginia Natural Heritage Program:
national heritage resources database -- www.state.va.us/dcr/dnh/nhrinfo.htm
conservation lands database -- www.state.va.us/dcr/dnh/conslandindex.htm

· National Biological Information Infrastructure: www.nbii.gov/datainfo

Green Infrastructure Precedents

· Massachusetts Biomap Project (2001): www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/nhesp/nhbiomap.htm

· Metro Greenprint Project (Twin Cities, MN, 1997): www.dnr.state.mn.us/greenways/index.html

· Saginaw Greenways Initiative Report (Saginaw Bay, MI, 2000):
www.msu.edu/~jaroszjo/greenway/main.htm

· Pima County Multi-Species Restoration Plan (Pima County, AZ, 2006)
www.co.pima.az.us/cmo/sdcp

· Maryland GreenPrint Program: www.dnr.state.md.us/greenways/greenprint

· Florida Ecological Network Program: www.geoplan.ufl.edu/projects/greenways/greenwayindex.html

· Mountains to Sound Project (Puget Sound, WA, 2005): www.mtsgreenway.org/about/index_html

· Prince Georges County, MD Countywide Green Infrastructure Plan (2005): www.mncppc.org/county/greeninfrastructure.htm

· Albemarle County Biodiversity Plan: www.albemarle.org/upload/images/Forms_Center/Departments/Board_of_Supervisors/Forms/Agenda/2004Files/20041201/Biodiversityworkgroup.htm

· Greenprint for King County, Washington (March 2005): dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/greenprint/
[this may be more of a conservation plan, but could be a useful precedent for a GIS model]

· Natural Connections, Green Infrastructure in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana: www.greenmapping.org

· Kinston/Lenoir County: Green Infrastructure Plan for the Neuse River Floodplain. www.greeninfrastructure.net/?article=2031&back=true [An example of Linking Hazard Mitigation to Community Conservation and Recreation Objectives]

· Linking Natural and Historic Assets: Green Infrastructure As Economic Development in Lenoir County. NC www.greeninfrastructure.net/?article=2031&back=true [An example of Green Infrastructure as Economic Development]