Abstract
Facilitating Responsible Community Design with GIS Track: Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Affairs Author(s): Grant Jones Sustainability has become a strong buzzword in the development industry but is primarily tied into the design of structures. Rarely is the sustainability of the landscape thought of during the design process. Architects and landscape architects can leverage the power of GIS to determine responsible development patterns that create a strong and sustaining resonance between landscape and the built environment. In the Methow Valley in Washington a new planned community development has established a new GIS-based process to understand where the landscape can best facilitate development. Called "marriage places", these areas can support the responsible placement of structures that will in turn, increases the identity and strength of the land they reciprocate with. By utilizing GIS to identify these places, communities can best be integrated with the land's intrinsic features and protect the existence of these features as a form giver to the life of the community. Grant Jones Jones & Jones Architects and Landscape Architects 105 S. Main St. ##300 Seattle , WA 98104 US Phone: 2066245702 E-mail: gjones@jonesandjones.com |
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