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2 <br /> - Purpose of the Handbook <br /> - The Case Study Counties: An Inventory <br /> - Conventional vs. Open Space Designs: Comparisons & Contrasts <br /> - Advantages of Open Space Design <br /> Economic <br /> Environmental and Ecological <br /> Social and Recreational <br /> - Roles and Responsibilities of Various Parties <br /> Land Owners <br /> Developers <br /> Realtors <br /> Site Designers <br /> Planning Staffs and Commissions <br /> Governing Boards <br /> State and Federal Agencies <br /> Conservation Organizations <br /> - Designing Open Space Developments <br /> Locational Context <br /> Mapping Significant Features <br /> Integrating Information Layers <br /> Prioritizing Objectives <br /> Design Stage <br /> - Creating An Open Space Network <br /> Area-wide Maps of Conservation and Development <br /> - Open Space Designs for Three Case Study Counties <br /> - Model Ordinance Provisions <br /> - Management Techniques <br /> Conservation Easements <br /> Homeowners Associations <br /> Management Plans <br /> Liability and Tag Issues <br /> In terms of funding for the proposal, the Sussex County handbook was funded by a <br /> grant from the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA).The APES Study was funded <br /> jointly by the N.C. Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources and <br /> EPA.A similar approach was proposed to Secretary Howes in November, 1993, with <br /> EPA funding provided to the State being used. Discussions with Randy Waite, the <br /> former APES Director,and Guy Stepanski,the current APES Director,have indicated <br /> that $20,000 has been included in the APES work plan to help fund the proposal. <br /> Additional funding is needed, and the proposal has been expanded to include the <br /> possibility of funding through Planning and Survey Grants from the N.C. State <br /> Historic Preservation Office. Other sources could include funding from the <br /> Cooperative Extension Service to rural counties involved in land use planning and/or <br /> the National Trust for Historic Preservation. <br /> The expanded proposal is unique in the sense that it seeks to link different fields of <br /> interest, environmental and historic preservation, through a common method of <br /> preserving such resources - open space or cluster design. It is also unique in that, if <br /> successful,it may have involved the cooperative efforts of three federal agencies,three <br /> state agencies, three local governments and their association, and two private non- <br /> profit organizations in working collectively to produce a document which could benefit <br /> the 34 counties located in the Albemarle-Pamlico Watershed in North Carolina and <br /> have transferability to all 100 counties in the state. <br />