ACTION STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES - CONSERVATION: AN OVERVIEW

ACTION PROGRAMS WHICH REFLECT A BALANCE BETWEEN ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY TO MAINTAIN THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ARE REVIEWED. LEGISLATIVE EFFORT WAS MADE TO MODERNIZE OR ENACT LAWS COVERING LAND USES, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO ENABLE COORDINATED AND BALANCED ADMINISTRATION. STATE CONTROL WAS ASSERTED OVER MOBILE-HOME PARKS AND CAMP GROUNDS. THE WATER QUALITY LAW WAS REVISED AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROGRAMS AND THEIR ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENTS, WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE NEWLY CREATED AGENCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. LAND DEVELOPMENT CONTROLS ARE DISCUSSED. LEGISLATIVELY, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTION WAS THE PASSAGE OF THE LAW OR ACT UNDER WHICH STATE CONTROL IS ASSERTED OVER VIRTUALLY ALL LAND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. ALTHOUGH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCURATELY SUMMARIZE THE JURISDICTIONAL PROVISIONS OF THE LAW, THE LAND USES WHICH REQUIRE PERMITS ARE LISTED. CRITERIA UNDER WHICH A PROJECT IS REVIEWED ARE CATEGORIZED THUS: NATURAL RESOURCES CAPABILITY; LONG-RANGE RESOURCE UTILIZATION; AND HUMAN RESOURCE CAPABILITY. THE PRINCIPLE FUNCTIONS (ADMINISTRATIVE; REGULATORY; QUASI-JUDICIAL; PLANNING; ENFORCEMENT) OF THE NINE MEMBER ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD CREATED BY THE ACT ARE REVIEWED. THE ROLE PLAYED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AGENCY IS OUTLINED AND EXPERIENCES RELATED TO THE SITUATION IN VERMONT ARE DISCUSSED.

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/sr/sr138/138-013.pdf
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309021529
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Research Board

  2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC    20418
• Authors:
  • Williams, Robert B
• Conference:
  • 5th Summer Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Madison Wisconsin, United States
  • Date: 1972-7-31 to 1972-8-2
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: pp 83-87
• Monograph Title: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 138
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Conservation; Economic factors; Environmental impacts; Governments; Knowledge; Land use planning; Laws; Licenses; Natural resources; Planning; Regulations; Social values; Water quality
• Uncontrolled Terms: Criteria; Enforcement; Experience; Jurisdiction; Land use controls; Programs
• Old TRIS Terms: Community values
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Economics; Environment; Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00205249
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309021529
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 11 1974 12:00AM