Planned communities are one way that people have attempted to influence land use patterns and living situations to accommodate specific sociocultural, economic, and environmental needs and desires from the very start of settlement. Columbia, Maryland, a planned community, will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2017. At its beginning, James Rouse and his planning team used a sociological approach to develop Columbia, and help achieve its original goals, including: the creation of a fully, self-su...
Columbia, Maryland: Residential Perspectives on the Community’s 50th Birthday
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- University University of Maryland
- Program Partnership for Action Learning
- Sustainable Development Goals 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
- University Department Anthropology
- Status Completed
- Lead Local Gov / Community Partner Org Name Howard County & Columbia Association