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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
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Chapter 10 Project Land Use Planning inMuir Valley Mr. Manskopf Notes also found at http://www.manskopf.com
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?
Conservation Conservation: keeping land as parks, open space, farmland, forests, wilderness • Protected from development • Why should we do this?
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.