Regional Planning Examples

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Regional Planning Examples

• New York State Adirondack Park Agency
• Chesapeake Bay Program
• Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
• Portland Metros 2040 Plan

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Adirondack Park Agency
(Source http//www.dec.state.ny.us/website/do/ca
mping/adirondacks.html)
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Chesapeake Bay Program
(Sourcehttp//www.dnr.state.md.us/streams/acid/i
mg4.gif)
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Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
(Source http//www.wamware.com/tahoe.htm)
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Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
(Source http//www.photo.net/ca/sierra)
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Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
(Source http//www.tahoeguide.com/tahoe/SITE/top
/listing.cfm/realestate/48/0/direct?c1)
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Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
Watersheds Map
(Source http//www.trpa.org/wshed.html)
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Portland Metro 2040 Plan
Portland Metro Open Space
(Source www.planning.ci.portland.or.us/
pl_sowa_sum.html )
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Portland Metro 2040 Plan
Metro Centers, Districts, and Corridors
(Source www.planning.ci.portland.or.us/
pl_sowa_sum.html )
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Portland Metro 2040 Plan
Clackamas A Regional Center
(Source http//www.newneville.com/PropertyPages/
Clackamas20Convenience.htm)
(Source www.city-data.com/ city/Clackamas-Oregon
.html )
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Portland Metro 2040 Plan
Portland Metro Composite
(Source http//www.metro-region.org/imageReposit
ory/ugb_073101_small.jpg)
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Regional Planning Examples

• Others
• The Dallas Plan
• Georgia Regional Transportation Authority(Clean
  Air Act)
• Regional Planning Agency (NYC 1922)
• Metropolitan Council (MinneapolisSt. Paul 1967)
• River Basin Planning

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Biodiversity Defined
The variability among living organisms from all
sources, including land based and aquatic
ecosystems, and the ecosystems of which they are
part. These include diversity within species,
between species, and of ecosystems. Diversity is
the key to ensuring the continuance of life on
Earth. It is also a fundamental requirement for
adaptation and survival and continued evolution
of species. - World Bank
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Biodiversity Decline
Due to types and intensity of human development
and resource use

• Fewer genetic combinations within populations
• Fewer populations within species
• Fewer species within natural communities
• Fewer communities within landscapes
• Fewer distinct landscapes

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Why is it important?
Preservation of

• Ecosystem functions
• Broad use of natural environments
• Environmental experiences including recreational,
  spiritual and educational
• Our existence

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Planning for Biodiversity

• Developing conservation priorities
• Collecting baseline information
• Assessment of change and disturbances
• Understanding the region and connectivity
• Designing reserves
• Monitoring and adaptive management

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Sustainable Development
Sustainable development is development that meets
the needs of the present generation without
compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their own needs. - World Commission on the
Environment Development Brundtland
Commission1987
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Sustainable Development Principles
Principle 1 A sustainable community is an
integral part of and is in harmony with the
natural environment.
(Source http//portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php_at_URL_I
D1218URL_DODO_TOPICURL_SECTION201.html)
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Sustainable Development Principles
Principle 2 Sustainable development strives to
maintain biodiversity and healthy ecosystems.
(Sourcehttp//estuaries.gov/images/egretrs.jpg)
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Sustainable Development Principles
Principle 3 Natural hazards are a part of the
natural environment disasters happen when a
natural hazard intersects with the built
environment natural hazards cannot be changed,
but the built environment can.
(Sourcehttp//mass.gov/agency/images/mema/flood.
1.jpg)
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Sustainable Development Principles
Principle 4 A sustainable community is a
steward of the land and natural resources, not a
consumer.
(Sourcehttp//www.tpwd.state.tx.us/news/news/010
604c.htm)
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Sustainable Development Principles
Principle 5 A sustainable community manages
development and redevelopment to achieve its
goals.
(Source http//www.temple.edu/facilities/dcliapi
c1.htm)
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Sustainable Development Principles
Principle 6 A sustainable community maintains a
transportation system that effectively and
efficiently meets its needs.
(Source http//www.townofchapelhill.org/transit/
routes/)
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Sustainable Development Principles
Principle 7 A sustainable community strives to
be waste free.
(Sourcehttp//www.greens.org.nz/images/photolibr
ary/canberra/toxic-waste-72.jpg)
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Sustainable Development Principles
Principle 8 A sustainable community seeks to
eliminate air and water pollution.
(Sourcehttp//www.marisaparadisolaw.com/nss-fold
er/pictures/air20pollution20smoke20stacks.jpg)
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Sustainable Development Principles
Principle 9 A sustainable community consumes
only the non-renewable resources absolutely
necessary to meet present needs.
(Source http//www.se.gov.sk.ca/media/Saskatchew
an20Environmentnewsline/RRR.htm)
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Sustainable Development Principles
Principle 10 A sustainable community nurtures
community character and sense of place.
(Sourcehttp//www.restauranteur.com/co/telluride
/telluride.jpg)
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Sustainable Development Principles
Principle 11 A sustainable community is a place
of beauty both natural built.
(Source http//www.yellowstone-reservations.com/
jackson_lodging.htm)
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Sustainable Development Principles
Principle 12 A sustainable community is one in
which individual rights, duties and
responsibilities are respected and honored.
(Sourcehttp//cosmo.nyu.edu/mb144/figures/sdss/
collaboration-01-350-11.small.jpg)
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Sustainable Development Principles
Principle 13 A sustainable community is one in
which each person is valued, living and working
in dignity.
(Source http//garrydelong.com/fisherman_john_l.
JPG)
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Sustainable Development Principles
Principle 14 A sustainable community provides
housing opportunities for all its residents.
(Source http//www.zombiezodiac.com/rob/ped/dubl
in/2420housing.jpg)
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Sustainable Development Principles
Principle 15 A sustainable community is
democratic and empowers its residents to be
engaged in the life of the community.
(Source http//www.groundworknews.org/commun/com
mun-dudley.html)
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