Date of Award
5-2016
Document Type
Terminal Project
Degree Name
Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP)
Department
Planning, Development and Preservation
Committee Member
Dr. Eric Morris (Committee Chair)
Committee Member
Dr. Timothy Green
Committee Member
Dr. Barry Nocks
Abstract
Airports are large, formidable land uses that can create human deserts when placed within the urban fabric. They cut off roads and lead to lower connectivity for nearby land uses and people alike. Often, land uses around airports are for activities that governments do not wish to be near other developments. This leads to land uses such as warehouses, industrial, and adult entertainment that are not desirable where large numbers of people reside or work on a daily basis. With undesirable and low-density land uses surrounding airports, people are often hard to be seen there, which can potentially lead to higher crime rates. Airports’ environmental impacts and lower population densities also prevent economic redevelopment due to the lack of a case for businesses to site there. To increase the daily-use densities that occur in an airport’s area, it would be beneficial to embrace land use strategies that encourage such densities.
Recommended Citation
Rutherford, Ronald Austin, "The Runway Trail- A Multi-Use Trail Encircling the Greenville Downtown Airport in Greenville, South Carolina" (2016). Master of City and Regional Planning Terminal Projects. 62.
https://open.clemson.edu/mcrp/62