Environmental & Land Use Planning
 

  Suzanne Forbes, AICP, President
  82 Carousel Circle  New Britain, PA 18901
  Cell:  (215) 272-2617   Email:  forbes1@comcast.net


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Suzanne Forbes, AICP

 

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, one finds it attached to the rest of the world.
-John Muir (1838-1914)

 

Environmental Planning & Environmental Science Expertise

Defined simply, land use planning is the process by which public agencies and local governments work with the interested public to determine the intensity (how much) and the geographical arrangement (where) of various land uses. 

Environmental Planners and Environmental Scientists apply their understanding of physical, biological, and social sciences to determine environmental impact and to make better informed land use decisions.  The focus of environmental planning is to protect significant natural, cultural and historical features from negative impacts associated with land use development practices.

Suzanne Forbes, AICP is a nationally-certified planner (American Institute of Certified Planners, 1997).  Suzanne has expertise in community planning, environmental planning, and environmental science.  She has successfully and creatively applied her expertise for over 20 years in the following professional planning areas:  

v     Watershed Planning - Rivers Conservation, Lake Restoration, Greenway Protection, Land Use, Recreational Trail Feasibility, and Conservation Management Plans for Basins, Watersheds and Sub Watersheds. 
 
v     Capital Improvements - Grant Writing, Foundation Funding, Membership Drives, River Journeys, and Special Events Planning.
 
v   Environmental Education - Workshops, Brochures, Newsletters, Flyers, Outreach Events, and Environmental/Land Use Curriculums Meeting Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York Academic Standards.
 
v Community Planning - Comprehensive Plans, Natural & Historic Resources Inventories, Environmentally-Protective Zoning, Land Use and Land Development Ordinances, and Land Development Reviews Focusing Upon Environmental Protection.
 
v     Land Use Inventories and Environmental Assessments - Concentrating on the Protection of Natural, Historic Features Located  On Parcels, Within Watersheds, and Throughout Municipalities. 

·              Please refer to Company Project Information for individual project overviews. 

Fundraising Expertise

Survey after survey has shown that Americans strongly support preserving the environment.  However, communities, environmental organizations, and individuals don’t always have the capital needed to fund the studies, projects, and resource protection regulations required to protect valued natural, historical, and recreational resources. 

Through the years, Suzanne Forbes, AICP has successfully procured hundreds of thousands of dollars for her clients in their efforts to protect, restore, and manage a myriad of environmental and historic resources.