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Over the past five years, Hispanic immigration has hit a critical mass in North Carolina as a result of explosive population growth among immigrant populations. In an effort to address this trend, several of North Carolina's towns and counties have passed explicitly anti-immigrant ordinances.
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31172
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This article highlights Charlotte's Area Plan Implementation Program. This planning and database initiative inventories, analyzes, tracks funding, and documents recommendations from a variety of adopted city plans.
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15799
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Of the many changes brought about by passage of the amendments to the Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, the one having the greatest potential impact on urban planning is Section 208. Section 208 calls for areawide water quality management in all regions exhibiting complex water quality problems caused by urban and industrial concentrations.
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Avery County is developing planning strategies suited for economic growth and land use.
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15932
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A recent study and survey found that North Carolinians are equally concerned with the extension of economic growth and development as well as concern for the environment.
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Beach development is a controversial topic. One side feels that development is inevitable, yet manageable; protecting development is paramount with his group. The other side feels beach preservation is the prime issue; they feel that actions to protect development will inevitably damage the shoreline. Dr. Orrin H. Pilkey supports this second view and discusses his views in this CAROLINA PLANNING interview.
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31139
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McDaniel discusses the educational success of young males of color, and how the Bridges to Success program in Durham, NC seeks to design interventions to improve outcomes for these youth.
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16010
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Green building concerns environmentalists, planners, and builders alike. The energy efficiency of a building can add real and perceived value to a property. Certain green building techniques and guidelines can make a home less expensive to operate and thus more attractive to the consumer.
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15841
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Western North Carolina is well known for its mountains and recreation opportunities, and recreation-related development is improving the region's economy but is also bringing fundamental social changes to the region.
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15877
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Coastal North Carolina has about 2.3 million acres of marsh, wetlands, creeks, rivers, and sounds, making up the largest estuarine system on the Atlantic coast. Productivity of fish and shellfish breeding in this system depends upon an influx of nutrients and fresh water from upland areas. The health of this estuarine system is a good indicator of how well water resources are being protected in North Carolina. Currently, the large agricultural interests disagree with concerned commercial fishermen saying fresh-water fishing grounds are being polluted with farm chemicals.
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Former Cary planning board member Robert C. Hinshaw shares his insights on the role of the planner who holds elective office.
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The Center for Urban and Regional Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Patrone summarizes the history of the Center, which has published over 1,150 reports, monographs, and books and involved many students in its numerous research projects.
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16013
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In recent years, economic development practitioners and planners have begun to recognize the role of the arts in regional economies and their use in downtown revitalization and other aspects of economic sustainability, particularly for rural areas and small towns. This article examines Chatham County, North Carolina and its residents' attempts to create and envision arts-based economic development strategies.
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15796
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The concept of coastal resource management in North Carolina began to take shape in the mid-1960s. With rapid development increasing pressure on the lifestyle, resource base, and economic well-being of the area, consecutive legislative sessions drafted and approved the Coastal Area Management Act of 1974.
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15898
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As the industrial base of Southeastern states increases toward new, high-tech businesses, so too does the need for awareness of the potential impacts on the associated communities. This article examines the impacts to local labor, occupational health, employment stability, and energy use.
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