The project for the Greater Worcester Land Trust was proposed to help identify conservation priorities and perform a chronological analysis of open space. Through interviews and analysis, we identified the important criteria for defining a priority. We collected relevant data and compiled it into a database. The database aids organizations in identifying priorities and also allows conservation organizations to compare their attributes. We connected the database to GIS for further analyses. Our analysis compared open space from 1938-2001.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Hansen, Elizabeth A.
• Orcutt, Zachary John
• Lorusso, Beth Marie
• Kane, Kristen Marie

Subject

• Environment
• Computing
• Community
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 04D030I

Keyword

• Habitat conservation
• Open spaces
• Sustainability

Advisor

• Tuler, Seth
• Krueger, Robert

Year

• 2004

Center

• Worcester Community Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• Greater Worcester Land Trust

Date created

• 2004-01-01

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright