Urban Design Studio: Habersham County Growth Management and Conservation Strategies

Davis, Nathan; Davis, Madison; Scott, Sierra; Kaufman, Mira; Raven, Roxanne; Beduhn, Lauren

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Urban Design Studio: Habersham County Growth Management and Conservation Strategies

dc.contributor.author	Davis, Nathan
dc.contributor.author	Davis, Madison
dc.contributor.author	Scott, Sierra
dc.contributor.author	Kaufman, Mira
dc.contributor.author	Raven, Roxanne
dc.contributor.author	Beduhn, Lauren
dc.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Institute of Technology. College of Design	en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Institute of Technology. School of City and Regional Planning	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-06T17:30:08Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-06T17:30:08Z
dc.date.issued	2022-12
dc.description	CP 6055 Studio, School of City and Regional Planning	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Georgia's land cover change over the past 50 years has been documented in an unprecedented study conducted by the Georgia Conservancy and the Georgia Tech Center for Spatial Planning and Visualization (CSPAV). This study has resulted in Georgia Now and Forever initiative, an ambitious undertaking to educate key decision-makers across Georgia as to the study's findings with a message that intentional, thoughtful decisions around the use of Georgia's remaining undeveloped land are inextricably linked to Georgia's future ecological and economic sustainability. item_description: Georgia's land cover change over the past 50 years has been documented in an unprecedented study conducted by the Georgia Conservancy and the Georgia Tech Center for Spatial Planning and Visualization (CSPAV). This study has resulted in Georgia Now and Forever initiative, an ambitious undertaking to educate key decision-makers across Georgia as to the study's findings with a message that intentional, thoughtful decisions around use of Georgia's remaining undeveloped land are inextricably linked to Georgia's future ecological and economic sustainability. Unsurprisingly, but important to have clearly documented, is the role low density development has played in the significant acreage conversion from agricultural land, forested land, and wetlands. These findings from past development patterns have allowed for the identification of plausible future landcover change trends, assuming business-as-usual development approaches. North Georgia is clearly in the path of major landcover change to low density developed land as metro Atlanta proceeds to "move" northward. This is also an area of significant ecological and carbon assets in the form of our mountain and valley forests, as well as agricultural lands. There is keen community interest in welcoming development-especially diverse and affordable housing choices-but alongside serious advancement in the conservation of the natural landscape. Representatives from the Habersham County, the City of Clarkesville and the property manager of a large conservation tract in the area that includes two riverfront miles of the Soquee River requested assistance from the Georgia Conservancy and Georgia Tech to consider how and where development and conservation can and should occur across their home county of Habersham. There is an understanding among this group that the very conditions that draw new residents to the area-the forests, mountains, streams-are at risk without a concerted effort to include conservation alongside land-efficient development. Given the larger situation in Georgia, the public and political will in the Clarkesville/Habersham area to pursue a larger joint development and conservation priority led to this planning process of identifying strategies for managing local resources in a sustainable way.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Habersham County	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	City of Clarksville	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/70266
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology	en_US
dc.subject	Land use	en_US
dc.subject	Transportation planning	en_US
dc.subject	Urban design	en_US
dc.subject	Conservation	en_US
dc.subject	Environmental planning	en_US
dc.subject	Master planning	en_US
dc.subject	Zoning	en_US
dc.title	Urban Design Studio: Habersham County Growth Management and Conservation Strategies	en_US
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dc.type.genre	Masters Project
dc.type.genre	Studio Report
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