1 Land Use Planning in Alberta: An Overview Biol. 595 Sept. 16, 2009

2 1930: National Parks Act : Green Zone AB Forest Service Forests Act

Volume of forest harvested in Alberta,

Forest Management Areas

Number of wells drilled per year in Alberta,

Wellsites Petroleum Sector Footprint

Year 20 th Century 21 st Century Transportation Sector 0200K800K km Transportation length

Remaining Intact Forest

Remaining Intact Forest by Province Global Forest Watch – Sept. 15, 2003

East Athabasca Caribou Herd

Land Use Conflicts: Minimal Energy Agriculture Forestry Residential Mining Recreation Native Landscape 1950

Land Use Conflicts: Serious Energy Agriculture Forestry Residential Mining Recreation Native Landscape Today

14 Maximize the rate of economic development Mitigate environmental damage

Source: Pembina, 2005 What is Success? Alberta GDP

Statistics Canada, 2007

Gross Domestic Product Index GPI Economic Index GPI Social Index GPI Environmental Index Year Index Genuine Progress Indices (GPI) Source: Anielski et. al. 2001

Existing Philosophy: Open Frontier Energy Forestry Residential Recreation Agriculture Mining

Reality: Finite Landscape Energy Forestry Residential Recreation Agriculture Mining

Environment SRDEnergy

“There are more and more people doing more and more activities on the same piece of land. The competition between user groups creates conflict, and often puts stress on the finite capacity of our land, air, water and habitat.” “We have reached a tipping point, where sticking with the old rules will not produce the quality of life we have come to expect.”

Economic Sustainability Environmental Sustainability Social Sustainability Outcome-Based Management Triple Bottom Line

Everything Everywhere All of the time Natural Limits & Trade-off Decisions

24 Integrated Regional Planning

Today’s Actions Tomorrow’s Landscapes Computer Modeling Achievable Future