Guest Blogger: Green Spaces as Driving Economic Forces

Guest Blogger J. Lundee (“Everything Left“) follower of all things green and progressive, gives his perspective of land conservation and green space:

Hot topics of 2010 include green infrastructure and clean water – But in particular, the addition and/or substitution of green spaces has been quite controversial. Senior resident of Urban Land Institute Ed T. McMahon states “Green space adds value to property.” Not only would these areas of conservation drive economic trends upward, but also improve the overall health of the community surrounding. For example, substituting things like golf courses for conservation areas would essentially increase surrounding property value while diminishing overpriced maintenance fees – Same as airports and other large acre-eating developments.

Some of these areas are already