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The Tarrant County Atlas for Planning: A Geographic Information System for Open Space Design

This project demonstrates the construction of a land planning geographic information system (GIS) for Tarrant County, and explores how the technology could be used to select sites for a county wide open space preservation plan. As Texas' Tarrant County continues to undergo rapid change due to growth and expansion, the need for proactive, resourceful community planning is greater than ever. One crucial issue facing the region is how to preserve open areas that serve the county's citizens' ecological, recreational, cultural and economic needs. In order to assess how much open space is needed and which sites should be considered for special attention, large amounts of varied spatial information must be analyzed. The answer to effectively dealing with such data sets is a geographic information system (GIS) that stores all pertinent data digitally and allows for its manipulation through use of a computer software package. This project demonstrates the construction of a land planning GIS for Tarrant County, and explores how the technology could be used to select sites for a county wide open space preservation plan.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc332537
Date05 1900
CreatorsStewart, Mark Pierce
ContributorsDickson, Kenneth L., Kennedy, James H., Atkinson, Samuel F., Schoolmaster, Frank Andrew
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 74 leaves : ill., maps, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas
RightsPublic, Stewart, Mark Pierce, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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