History, theory and rationales for regional planning. Conservation planning concepts: ecological assets, goods and services; biodiversity conservation; protected areas and networks. Regional land use planning tools: spatial analysis, environmental assessment, risk assessment, cost/benefit analysis, fiscal assessment, regulatory approaches (zoning), market-based incentives. Application to industrial land use in Alberta.
This course may not be repeated for credit.
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This course will be offered next in
Fall 2013.