A FRAMEWORK FOR PLANNING SUSTAINABLE RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPES

The authors present a normative vision and planning framework for prot ecting landscapes and ecosystems. They suggest that good planning of r esidential environments requires that planners re-examine priorities a nd regulations from the point of view of sustaining landscape processe s and functions. The health and prosperity of communities over the lon g term depends upon natural processes and landscape function. Without a healthy environment, human communities face uncertain futures. Plann ing to sustain landscapes implies not only a new philosophy but also d ifferent land-use practices within communities.