236 Basic principles for molding land mosaics
Figure 9.2Compact urban development with adjacent viable semi-natural land and
agricultural land. Richmond, Virginia, USA. Photo courtesy of USDA-Soil
Conservation Service.strip development, or indirectly as nodal growth along a transportation
corridor begins, elongates, and coalesces.
(I) Strategic position.The strategic position of a community conveys a com-
mercial or other advantage over other places, though in time any advan-
tage reflects the balance of changes in the community relative to those
elsewhere.
(J) Hazardous areas.Establishing protected natural lands on high-hazard-risk
areas helps avoid the social and economic disruptions of community
‘‘ disasters.”