In Conservation Design for Subdivisions, Randall G. Arendt explores better ways of designing new residential
developments. He presents a practical handbook for residential developers, site designers, local officials, and
landowners that explains how to implement new ideas about land-use planning and environmental protection. Abundantly
illustrated with site plans (in color), floor plans, photographs, and renditions of houses and landscapes, it describes
a series of simple and straightforward techniques that allow for land-conserving development. The author proposes
a step-by-step approach to conserving natural areas by rearranging density on each development parcel as it is
being planned so that no more than half of the buildable land is turned into houselots and streets. Homes are built
in a less land-consumptive manner that allows the balance of property to be permanently protected and added to
an interconnected network of green spaces and green corridors. Included in the volume are model zoning and subdivision
ordinance provisions that can help citizens and local officials implement these innovative designs.