Chapter 10 Project Land Use Planning in Muir Valley Mr. Manskopf Notes also found at http://www.manskopf.com
How we use the land says a lot
How Should We Live?
Where should we build? Where should we leave alone? Where should we put things like Schools Police/Fire Departments Stores Factories Roads Parks Offices Hospitals
Land Use Planning http://www.boroughofaudubon.com/Zoning_.html Land Use Planning: determining in advance how land will be used Where do we put Houses, schools, businesses, roads, factories, etc. What land should be left open?
Land Use Planning
Conservation Conservation: keeping land as parks, open space, farmland, forests, wilderness Protected from development Why should we do this?
Conservation
An Example of Land Use Planning
Habitat: Its Your Choice Developing Muir Valley Project
LAND USE Project Goal: Play the role of a local land-use planner in developing Muir Valley.
Goal Continued… Use what you have learned in class about land use, habitat, pollution, etc. to develop a well designed town of 10,000 in fictional Muir Valley.