Designating and Maintaining Buffer Zones: A Look at Tucson’s Protected Lands

Schmidt, Zachary A.

dc.contributor.author	Schmidt, Zachary A.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-12-11T19:30:35Z
dc.date.available	2017-12-11T19:30:35Z
dc.date.issued	2017-12
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10150/626236
dc.description	Sustainable Built Environments Senior Capstone Project	en
dc.description.abstract	This paper examines the continued encroachment of Tucson, Arizona’s built environment on the borders of the surrounding protected lands. This will be a concern as the city of Tucson continues to grow and develop its rural areas. Case studies were conducted on three separate cities: Tucson, AZ, Estes Park, CO, and Missoula, MT. In each of the case studies the cities growth rate is looked at, as well as the zoning laws located around the boundaries of the cities respective protected lands. Tucson’s zoning laws and growth was compared to the other two case study cities. A sample buffer zone was created to show how these protected lands could help implement policies to maintain the ecosystems health, while also protecting Tucson’s rural population from dangerous encounters with wildlife or natural disasters.
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	The University of Arizona.	en
dc.rights	Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture, and the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.subject	Buffer Zone	en
dc.subject	Zoning Laws	en
dc.subject	Development Patterns	en
dc.subject	Ecological Development	en
dc.subject	Sustainability	en
dc.subject	Built Environment	en
dc.title	Designating and Maintaining Buffer Zones: A Look at Tucson’s Protected Lands	en_US
dc.type	thesis
dc.type	poster
dc.type	text
dc.contributor.department	College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture	en_US
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Arizona
thesis.degree.level	bachelors	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Sustainable Built Environments
thesis.degree.name	B.S.	en
dc.description.collectioninformation	This item is part of the Sustainable Built Environments collection. For more information, contact http://sbe.arizona.edu.	en
dc.contributor.mentor	Gimblett, Randy	en
dc.contributor.instructor	Iuliano, Joey	en
refterms.dateFOA	2018-04-20T04:32:21Z
html.description.abstract	This paper examines the continued encroachment of Tucson, Arizona’s built environment on the borders of the surrounding protected lands. This will be a concern as the city of Tucson continues to grow and develop its rural areas. Case studies were conducted on three separate cities: Tucson, AZ, Estes Park, CO, and Missoula, MT. In each of the case studies the cities growth rate is looked at, as well as the zoning laws located around the boundaries of the cities respective protected lands. Tucson’s zoning laws and growth was compared to the other two case study cities. A sample buffer zone was created to show how these protected lands could help implement policies to maintain the ecosystems health, while also protecting Tucson’s rural population from dangerous encounters with wildlife or natural disasters.