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Abstract
PLACE3S: An Urban Planning Method and GIS Tool
Track: State and Local Government
Author(s): Sara Stein, Arron Heriford
PLACE3S is an urban planning method and GIS tool that helps communities to understand how their growth and development decisions can contribute to improved sustainability. Its name is an acronym for PLAnning for Community Energy, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability. The PLACE3S GIS tool, an extension to ArcView, was designed to be useful in supporting smart growth concepts in regions, cities, and communities, and to be easily accessible to planners, policy makers, and citizens.
Sara Stein
Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade and Douglas
400 SW 6gh Avenue, Suite 802
Portland , OR 97204 Phone: 503-478-2357
Fax: 503-274-1412
E-mail: steins@pbworld.com
Arron Heriford
Space Imaging Solutions
GIS
421 SW Sixth Avenue, Suite 850
Portland , OR 97204
USA
Phone: 503.228.8708
Fax: 503.228.8751
E-mail: aheriford@spaceimaging.com