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COMMUNITY
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TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
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| Location
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Eastern Caribbean |
| Property
Area |
171 square miles |
| Population |
22,200 |
| Client |
National government |
| Status |
Phase 1 Research |
| Sustainability
Features |
Community interaction
Land Preservation
Development incewntive zones
Historic preservation
Complementary business relationships
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Village Habitat Design was engaged by the Planning
Department of the Turks and Caicos Islands to begin the process
of developing a Sustainable Development Planning Initiative
for the Islands. Planning for sustainable growth is the most
effective way to protect resources upon which the economy
and quality of life depend.
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The goals for sustainable planning are:
- Protect environmental resources. Establish target growth
capacity that sustains quality of ecosystems, human health,
and economic prosperity.
- Improve the quality of life. Provide for a diverse economy
balancing foreign investment and local enterprise, imports
and local production enabling lasting prosperity.
- Strengthen the community. Develop a public realm that
includes the entire community. Incorporate sustainability
in the education programs of the community.
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| Sustainable planning principles
Five primary planning principles must be employed to enable
continuing prosperity, vibrant community, and ecological integrity:
- Natural systems preserved
- Compact nodes of mixed-usedevelopment
- Sustainable Local Businesses
- Diversity of Housing
- Community Supportive Public Realm
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