22. Regional Planning in Rural and Small Town Contexts June 9, 2011 David Rouse, Principal Wallace Roberts & Todd 215-772-1465 [email_address]
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Size = lots of land, few people Last point: many regions that meet the definition of “urban” have rural issues to deal with; Tom Daniels, When City and Country Collide: Managing Growth in the Metropolitan Fringe (Island Press, 1999)
Not a complete list Resource extraction – Marcellus shale natural gas not only creating concerns about impacts of fracking on water quality, but also roadway/infrastructure impacts, affordable housing, etc. Managing scattered development – creates conflicts between residential uses and agriculture Jurisdictional fragmentation: political, regulatory, responsibilities for public infrastructure and services, etc.