Copyright (c) 2009 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_brabec Recent documents in Elizabeth Brabec en-us Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:16:37 PDT 3600 http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_brabec/10 http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_brabec/10 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:06:19 PDT A review of the land use/water quality interface of the Great Lakes system, and the monitoring programs in place. The paper reviews the weakness in the system and suggests opportunities for improvement. Elizabeth Brabec Land Use Law and Policy Development Impacts to Surface Water Sustainable Land Use Planning http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_brabec/9 http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_brabec/9 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:13:16 PDT Blanka Pittnerova Cultural Resource Documentation and Planning Land Use Law and Policy http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_brabec/8 http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_brabec/8 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:02:59 PDT Urban impacts to water quality and quantity have been a major focus of resource and ecosystem protection efforts since the early 1960s, focusing in the last decade on the impact of impervious thresholds. These are now commonly used as benchmarks of water quality planning and protection in local, watershed, and regional planning efforts. However, the relationship between urbanization and hydrologic impacts is much more complex than this cause-and-effect model would indicate, containing some weaknesses for effective growth management planning. This paper reviews the current literature to synthesize the development-related variables of hydrologic impairment, placing them in a context that is useful in growth management and development mitigation. Through this critical review of the literature, the paper focuses on an outstanding question in land planning: which best management practices, individually or in concert, are the most effective in dealing with the water quality impacts of urban growth and development? Research indicates two largely overlooked areas of potential improvement in water protection efforts: the location of impervious surfaces in the watershed, and the maintenance of adequate areas of forest stands and native vegetation. Elizabeth Brabec Land Use Law and Policy Development Impacts to Surface Water Sustainable Land Use Planning http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_brabec/7 http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_brabec/7 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:36:56 PDT Remnants of medieval field patterns, called "pluzina" in the Czech Republic, are valuable historical landscapes, similar in character to the bocage landscapes typical for some countries in Western Europe. The original historical pattern of fields and meadows has persisted due to the stabilizing network of hedgerows. As in other countries, the development of these medieval fields in recent decades for intensive agriculture or residential purposes has led to their dramatic decline. This study evaluates the dynamics of the development of medieval pluzina hedgerows during the second half of the 20th century in the Plzen Region of the Czech Republic, using three datasets from 1840, 1950 and 2005. Between 1950 and 2005, 341 out of 483 hedgerows disappeared in the study areas, and the total length of the hedgerows decreased by 71%. At the same time, the average hedgerow width increased from 7.2 m in 1950 to 13.1 m in 2005. The study further tests the influence of three natural factors (natural soil fertility, slope gradient and aspect) and of historical (1950) and current (2005) land uses on the disappearance of hedgerows. The most significant factor that has contributed to the disappearance of hedgerows is the current land use in adjacent areas, grassland being by far the most conducive to the persistence of pluzinas. In addition, current land use has significantly influenced the hedgerow dynamics when assessed in interactions with slope gradient and with historical land use. The results of the study further show a significant influence of natural soil fertility. Our findings confirm two main trends which lead to the disappearance of medieval land use systems. Extensification of agricultural land leads to its abandonment and to afforestation of fields adjacent to the hedgerows as a result of spontaneous succession. On the other hand, intensification means that land adjacent to the hedgerow is used as arable land and gradual expansion leads to field enlargement, hedgerow removal and consequently to the disappearance of the entire medieval field patterns. The paper also discusses the principles of conservation and restoration of these valuable historical landscapes. Petr Sklenicka Cultural Resource Documentation and Planning http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_brabec/6 http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_brabec/6 Mon, 04 May 2009 11:20:36 PDT In the cultural 'melting pot' of a world economy, traditional, culturally-defined landscapes are being modified under a myriad of international influences. In this context, it is often difficult to identify the landscape and design forms that are key to maintaining local identity and a sense of place. Identifying these forms is critical in the planning process, as local planners and decision-makers attempt to integrate new, globally-influenced development patterns in local communities and at the same time create spaces and places that will not destroy local values and associations. The landscapes, their vectors, and the changes they engendered, will be used to illuminate the design decisions made as a result of absorbing one culture's norms of land patterning into another. Elizabeth Brabec Cultural Resource Documentation and Planning http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_brabec/5 http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_brabec/5 Mon, 04 May 2009 10:30:17 PDT The neoclassical design was the dominant design movement in landscape architecture at the turn of the last century, dictating the form and design of public parks for most of the first half of the twentieth century. Meridian Hill Park, located just north of the White ouse in Washington, DC, is considered the most ambitious neoclassical park ever conceived in the United States. The paper provides an overview of the design development of the park, illustrating how classical design precedents were used to create a contemporary neo-classical park. Elizabeth Brabec Cultural Resource Documentation and Planning http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_brabec/4 http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_brabec/4 Mon, 04 May 2009 09:17:57 PDT This report details the remaining remnanats of the formal garden at Middleburg Plantation, one of the oldest intact plantation sites in the lowcountry of South Carolina. In private hands, the plantation house grounds are well preserved. The report presents both the historical documents and references as well as the existing conditions and makes recommendations for stabilization of the historic landscape remnants.This report was the result of a field studies class held at the University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, in Landscape Architecture. Led by Professor Brabec, the class travelled to the site for the week of August 26th to September 2nd, 2000. Elizabeth Brabec Cultural Resource Documentation and Planning http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_brabec/2 http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_brabec/2 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:07:25 PDT Elizabeth Brabec Sustainable Land Use Planning http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_brabec/1 http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth_brabec/1 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:20:47 PDT Andrea Ferster Land Use Law and Policy