Volume 16.2 Fifteenth Anniversary Issue (1990)

Editors: L. Dale McKeel, Sara J. Hendricks,  Margaret C. Stewart, and John P. Gliebe

A digital version of this issue is available here.

WATERSHED PROTECTION: PROBLEMS & POSSIBILITIES

Wegner, Judith Welch

This article describes the steps taken by Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Orange County North Carolina representatives to improve the regulatory scheme of the University Lake watershed.

A REPORT CARD ON URBAN EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL IN NORTH CAROLINA

Burby, Raymond; Kaiser, Edward; Luger, Michael; Paterson, Robert; Malcom, H. Rooney; Beard, Alicia

This article discusses how a survey of 128 construction sites in North Carolina turned up evidence that practice falls short of state goals to curb urban erosion and sedimentation. Policy options are further discussed.

GREENWAY USE AND USERS: AN EXAMINATION OF RALEIGH AND CHARLOTTE GREENWAYS

Furuseth, Owen; Altman, Robert

Greenway planning & development should reflect users and usage. Almost no effort has been made to follow up on greenway usage with empirical evidence. Planning perceptions and conjecture may be inappropriate.

THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING AND SEA-LEVEL RISE ON COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA

Wilms, R. Paul

This article discusses the potential effects and policy implications of sea-level rise on coastal North Carolina.

DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN SMALL TOWN AMERICA: A CASE STUDY OF TARBORO, NORTH CAROLINA

Brown, E. Watson; Hankins, Wes

This article describes Tarboro’s efforts, focusing on downtown revitalization and historic preservation with economic development.