Record #:

5996

Author(s):

Zucchino, Lawrence R.

Abstract:

Zucchino discusses the structure of maritime forests. Among the functions of these trees are conserving groundwater by reducing evaporation and providing hurricane protection to barrier islands. The author discusses how early fishing villages were built in relation to the forests, the less sensitive approach to development that began after World War II, and how development in West Pine Knoll Shores dealt with maritime forests.

Source:

Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 6 Issue 2, Fall 1980, p14-21, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Forests and forestry--Bogue Banks

Record #:

5997

Author(s):

Hosier, Paul E.

Abstract:

The appearance of off-road vehicles on the state's beaches in the late 1970s marks a dramatic change in the use of the beach environment. Hosier discusses their impact on barrier islands and makes recommendations for their use, including prohibiting their use on coastal dunes. He includes off-road ordinances from communities including Holden Beach and Nags Head.

Source:

Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 6 Issue 2, Fall 1980, p34-40, il, bibl

Subject(s):

All terrain vehicles--Environmental aspects; Sand dune conservation--Outer Banks

Record #:

5998

Author(s):

Miller, Todd

Abstract:

Coastal communities benefit through tourism and the building of vacation homes by increased tax revenues, more jobs, and marketability of marginal farmland. The negative side to this is the possible destruction of the qualities that attracted people to an area in the first place. Miller discusses the problems caused by this new development on Ocracoke Island and the tensions between islanders and newcomers.

Source:

Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 6 Issue 2, Fall 1980, p22-26, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Real estate development--Ocracoke Island; Tourism--Ocracoke Island

Record #:

6723

Author(s):

Ruth, Dennis K.

Abstract:

Ruth discusses the Auburn University Rural Studio Program in the university's School of Architecture. The program seeks to help poverty-stricken Alabama rural communities improve their living conditions. Each semester, fifteen to twenty AU architecture students complete a residency in a poverty region and help families design and construct houses. The goal of the semester program is \"to refine the student's social conscience and to learn first-hand the necessary social, cultural and technological concepts of designing and building.\" Examples of student housing projects are presented.

Source:

Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 26 Issue 2, Summer 2001, p5-10, il

Subject(s):

Housing, Rural--Alabama

Record #:

6818

Author(s):

Levofsky, Amber

Abstract:

Levofsky writes, \"As metro areas continue to grow, rural communities will play a critical role in absorbing population and economic activity.\" Some rural communities have dealt with this growth through low-density development, including commercial strips, multi-lot planned housing developments, and outlying locations of public buildings. Other areas are employing smart growth techniques to preserve open space, maintain community character, provide adequate, affordable housing, and encourage compact, mixed-use development. Levofsky outlines the different patterns of sprawl and presents seven case studies that highlight smart growth successes in addressing rural sprawl.

Source:

Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 29 Issue 1, Winter 2003, p3-21, il, f

Subject(s):

Cities and towns--Growth; Land use--Planning; Urbanization

Record #:

6819

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

With this article, CAROLINA PLANNING begins a series of interviews with planning professionals across North Carolina. The series \"aims to offer insight into how planning takes shape in a variety of professional contexts.\" Roger S. Waldon, planning director for the town of Chapel Hill, is the first interviewee. Waldon began his work in Chapel Hill in 1983.

Source:

Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 29 Issue 1, Winter 2003, p24-25, il

Subject(s):

Planners--Chapel Hill; Waldon, Roger S.; Land use--Planning--Chapel Hill

Record #:

8141

Author(s):

Hankins, Wes

Abstract:

The Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary. The authors discuss the top ten planning events in the state over the past sixty years; these events had, and continue to have, a lasting impact on the state's communities, people, and the planning profession. The events include the establishment of the Clean Water Management Trust Fund, construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA).

Source:

Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 31 Issue 2, Summer 2006, p1-11, il

Subject(s):

City planning--Regional planning

Record #:

8142

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Roger Waldon is a principal consultant with Clarion Associates in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Waldon, a graduate of the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was the planning director for the town of Chapel Hill for twenty years. In this Carolina Planning interview, he discusses how planning has changed in the state since he began practicing.

Source:

Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 31 Issue 2, Summer 2006, p12-14, por

Subject(s):

City planners--Chapel Hill

Record #:

8143

Author(s):

Godschalk, David R.

Abstract:

Godschalk describes four major turning points in education planning in the country during the last half of the 20th-century and their impact on the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The turning points are the adoption of a social science-based curriculum; the development of functional specializations beyond comprehensive planning; the introduction of computer technology; and globalization.

Source:

Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 31 Issue 2, Summer 2006, p14, il, bibl, f

Subject(s):

Educational planning; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Planning

Record #:

8265

Author(s):

Solomon, Jessica

Abstract:

Many twenty-first century communities are characterized by separated land uses, automobile-dominated design, and inattention to the population. Research supports the contention that the health of communities is determined by how those communities are planned and designed. Solomon discusses the connection between planning and public health, the need to include local public health departments in planning decisions, and how agencies across the country have worked together to improve health outcomes and quality of life in their communities.

Source:

Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 31 Issue 1, Winter 2006, p3-12, bibl

Subject(s):

City planning--Health aspects; Public health--Research

Record #:

8266

Author(s):

Evenson, Kelly R.; Fesperman, Carrie; Aytur, Semra A.; Brown, Austin; Salvesen, David; Rodriguez, Daniel A.

Abstract:

The North Carolina Physical Activity Policy Research Center was established in 2004 to conduct research on physical activity and policy. The center brings together faculty and researchers from the University of North Carolina School of Public Health and the College of Arts and Sciences. Current projects include understanding and documenting policies that affect walking and bicycling to school, trail development, and community planning decisions related to physical activity.

Source:

Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 31 Issue 1, Winter 2006, p13-18, il, bibl

Subject(s):

City planning--Health aspects; Public health--Research

Record #:

8267

Author(s):

Aytur, Semra A.

Abstract:

Efforts to improve the understanding of policy and environmental attributes that may support active lifestyles have become a promising area for collaboration between planning and public health professionals. Aytur highlights the results of work performed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill examining the relationship between planning policies and physical activity and the prevalence of land use policies and implementation tools that might support the viability of non-motorized modes.

Source:

Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 31 Issue 1, Winter 2006, p19-25, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Public health; City planning--Health aspects

Record #:

8268

Author(s):

Lentz, Rodger H.

Abstract:

A school facility is the most expensive public facility that is provided by North Carolina state and local governments. Beyond academic instruction, the school facilities can become activity centers for the communities surrounding them. Land costs, however, are usually the bottom line in school development rather than the positive and negative implications that the location of schools facilities can have on an area. Lentz discusses the school location and development issue and describes what steps Cabarrus County took to improve the process.

Source:

Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 31 Issue 1, Winter 2006, p26-30, il, f

Subject(s):

Public health; School sites--Cabarrus County; School facilities--Extended use--Cabarrus County

Record #:

8282

Author(s):

Rudisill, Michele L.

Abstract:

North Carolina responded to the Hurricane Katrina disaster by deploying the State Medical Assistance Team (SMAT) to Waveland, Mississippi. Rudisill helped lead the first deployment of the field hospital, and her article describes what took place. North Carolina's response was so effective that the SMAT effort is now recognized nationally as a model system for disaster response.

Source:

Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 31 Issue 1, Winter 2006, p32-36, il

Subject(s):

Hurricane Katrina, 2006

Record #:

8283

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Randy Mundt maps floodplains for the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management. He is well versed in hazard mitigation, or stopping disasters before they start. In this CAROLINA PLANNING interview, Mundt discusses the roles of the state and local governments in hazard mitigation, the effects of Hurricane Katrina on North Carolina hazard mitigation, and the role of insurance companies.

Source:

Carolina Planning (NoCar HT 393 N8 C29x), Vol. 31 Issue 1, Winter 2006, p42-45

Subject(s):

Emergency management