Monteverde Institute: Sustainable Design, Planning and Community Development

This collection contains proposed designs and planning documents to assist in Sustainable Community Development, based on issues identified as important by the community. Many of the projects in this collection come from the Sustainable Futures Summer academic program at the Monteverde Institute.

This digital collection is a service of the Monteverde Institute, whose mission is to catalyze social, ecological and economic sustainability by integrating community initiatives with education, research and conservation.

Esta colección contiene diseños propuestos y documentos de planificación para ayudar en el Desarrollo Comunitario Sostenible, basados en temas identificados como importantes por la comunidad. Muchos de los proyectos de esta colección provienen del programa académico de verano Futuros Sostenibles del Instituto Monteverde.

Esta colección digital es un servicio del Instituto Monteverde, cuya misión es catalizar la sostenibilidad social, ecológica y económica integrando iniciativas comunitarias con educación, investigación y conservación.

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Monteverde Conservation League Posters--Supporting materials--Hand renderings, 2005

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Building proposals for the Monteverde Conservation League.
Monteverde conservation league [PowerPoint], 2005

P. J. Benenati, Mikkel Mihlrad, Kristen Teutonico, and Miguel Rosario

Final presentation, entirely bilingual
Monteverde conservation league--Supporting materials--Hand renderings, 2005

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Monteverde conservation league--Supporting materials--Technical drawings, 2005

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Reserva de Santa Elena Centro de Visitantes [PowerPoint], 2005

Carl Carlson, Elaine Cheng, James Dankovich, Daniel Park, and Kimberly Suczynski

Final presentation of the Visitor center at the Santa Elena Reserve. The document is in both English and Spanish.
Santa Elena reserve--Supporting materials--Hand renderings, 2005

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Sather easement posters--Supporting materials--Hand renderings, 2005

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District of Monteverde patterns, August 5, 2004

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Summary of the problems, evidence of the problems, and proposed solutions to create amenable living situations for healthy town centers, public spaces. Pedestrian safety and accessibility, public transportation system, green networks are addressed.
Dormitories: Monteverde Institute, August 2004

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Connecting communities [San Luis]: Building Community Bridges, July 29, 2004

Sara Chadwick, Jon Greenburg, Lynn Jordan, Beatriz Kehdy, and Orlando Quarless

6 of 7 drawings (drawing 7 not available) depicting an overall scenario for the locations of a community center (centro communal), park (parquet), soda/LINCOS, cemetery (cemetario), and farmer’s market (mercado). Included are detail plans of the market, community center, and sodas/LINCOS. An image collage of the cemetery gate, gate entrance to Finca la Belle, proposed site for the community center, the existing drainage swale to be relocated, proposed site for the farmer’s market, amphitheatre, plaza location, existing tree to be preserved between the cemetery and the road, the road leading to INVU, the road heading to the proposed plaza and to Abajo San Luis, view from the proposed park area, and the proposed site of LINCOS.
Analysis of Cerro Plano [PowerPoint], 2004

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Analysis of the positive attributes and suggested changes in a scenario plan. Images included.
Analysis of lower Monteverde [PowerPoint], 2004

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Analysis of the positive attributes of Lower Monteverde and those attributes suggested to be changed in a scenario plan.
Analysis of Monteverde [PowerPoint], 2004

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Analysis of the postive attributes of Monteverde and those attributes that need improvement.
Biological corridors map, 2004

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Hand-rendered map of biological corridors in the Monteverde Zone.
Cerro Plano: A cultural center, 2004

Trent Jones, Lynn Jordan, Christina Weber, and Jonny Hayes

7 of 8 posters including maps, drawings and images of scenario plan for Cerro Plano.
Cerro Plano analysis [PowerPoint], 2004

Trent Jones

Analysis of positive attributes of Cerro Plano and suggested improvements within a scenario plan.
Community of Santa Elena, 2004

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Goals of creating a strong regional center, healthy community, public plaza, neighborhood centers, waste water treatment and reuse, and sufficient parking in Santa Elena.
Community of Santa Elena, 2004

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Includes a list of the issues facing the commercial center of Santa Elena, and an expanded version of the summary that includes the Pattern, Problem, Context/Evidence, and summary of each issue.
Distrito de Monteverde [mapa], 2004

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A map showing the boundaries of the Monteverde District, including the rivers, primary and secondary roads, the reserves.
Driving near San Luis, Costa Rica, 2004

Robert Cowherd
Driving near San Luis, Costa Rica, 2004

Robert Cowherd
Finca Buen Amigo, 2004

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GPS points, latitude, longitude and comments of locations on Buen Amigo Farm.
Finca pattern, 2004

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Hand rendering of a scenario plan for subdividing a finca.
Goals for the District of Monteverde, 2004

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Goals for the Monteverde District: promote diverse economic opportunity, protect the environment, provide efficient and diverse transporation, promote educational opportunities, and provide recreational opportunities. Patterns for the Monteverde District: Hierarchy of town centers, public life, pedestrian safety, public transportation, green networks.