We talked earlier about the three ways that the land is negatively impacted at the very beginning of the building process; existing landscaping is removed, habitat is damaged or destroyed, and softscape or permeable ground cover is replaced with hardscape or non-permeable material.

Whether or not this happens is controlled at three different points in the building process.

The builder. This player may have the most to say about a project but probably has the least investment in its outcome. By the time any ill-effects of short-sighted building practices are felt, the builder has moved on to other projects.

Publish Date: 02/02/2006