Community based open space planning: applications of a GIS

Christian Mettey; Brian Demers; Nicole Halper; Robert Bristow; Stephanie Kelly

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Community based open space planning: applications of a GIS

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Authors:

Christian Mettey, Brian Demers, Nicole Halper, Robert Bristow, Stephanie Kelly

Year:

2001

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Kyle, Gerard, comp., ed. 2001. Proceedings of the 2000 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-276. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 240-244

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the usefulness of a GIS in community open space planning of undeveloped recreational opportunities. The study area is a small New England village in the western region of Massachusetts. Like most of the Northeast, Northampton is a rural community with a growing population. Proposals for public recreation lands compete for commercial development.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 2000 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Citation

Mettey, Christian; Demers, Brian; Halper, Nicole; Bristow, Robert; Kelly, Stephanie. 2001. Community based open space planning: applications of a GIS. In: Kyle, Gerard, comp., ed. 2001. Proceedings of the 2000 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-276. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 240-244