This paper reviews the policy dimensions of land use planning in Indiana, and examines problems with implementing a state wide land use policy. Areas of particular concern for state land use planning are investigated, including agricultural land management, critical area management, and control of large scale development. Land use planning is looked at as an area involving local concerns as -well as many concerns with political factors to be considered at each level. Political roles of many different interest groups are examined, ranging from environmentalists to pro-development, and it is shown how these roles interact in shaping a policy. Specific land use tools are outlined and the author discusses the reasons why, in his opinion, it will be very difficult for Indiana to implement any true form of statewide land use policy. / Department of Urban Planning

The purpose of this creative project was to derive and communicate the design process for the reclamation of an active quarry site to a residential community. An examination of existing land reclamation and housing design knowledge was conducted to form the basis for original design theories. The communication and presentation of study recommendations was applied to a case study site: an active sand, gravel, and limestone quarry located near Muncie, Indiana. A methodology was developed to analyze the site for its mining, housing and visual potential. Environmentally responsive strategies to determine rural community structure, lake form design, and housing character were developed. An integration of analyses and design strategies yielded the final land use concept and the associated site development concept. The final product of the study was a reclamation concept plan directing mineral extraction and reclamation efforts toward optimal mining and housing potential. It was the intention of this study to discuss and present its design theories, recommendations, and process in map form capable of explaining the study in its entirety without additional verbal or written communication. / Department of Landscape Architecture