Land Management
Land management involves the systematic and sustainable administration of land resources to optimize their use, conservation, and productivity while considering environmental, social, and economic factors.
ResourceEcologically Sustainable Industrial Parks: An Oxymoron? Presentation by Ramond Cote
An educational program offering presentations geared to teaching Alberta communities about how to manage growth in a way that promotes sustainability, supports a robust economy, encourages collaboration, and improves the quality of life of its citizens.
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Long Term Sustainability Protocol Development
The Foothill’s land trust developed these materials to enhance a small land trust’s sustainability and operations. Templates developed include: (1) Policies and Procedures (2) Legal Defence Costs (3) Conservation Easement (4) Baseline Template (5) Baseline documentation. This resource is available as a hard copy in the AREF office.
ResourceRecommended Standards and Practises for Alberta Land Trusts
Manual designed to address the needs of Alberta’s land trusts and to provide information for new land trusts. It supports the Canadian Land Trust Alliance’s standards and practises and has built in CLTA standards and practices. Modules include (1) Baseline Documentation Report (2) Stewardship Monitoring (3) Dedicated Stewardship Funding (4) Best Stewardship Practises (5) Beneficial Management Practises (6) Funding Development Guide.
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Creating Intelligent Livable Cities, Presentation by Marilyn Hamilton
An educational program offering presentations geared to teaching Alberta communities about how to manage growth in a way that promotes sustainability, supports a robust economy, encourages collaboration, and improves the quality of life of its citizens.
ResourceSustainability Primer
These latest publications offer creative methods to help municipalities, businesses and organizations find the balance between planning futures and protecting the environment. The Sustainability Primer offers strategies to difficult planning challenges, while Planning for Sustainability: A Planners Guide details the framework to develop strategic and sustainable goals.
ResourceRiparian Land Conservation and Management Policy
As one of the fastest growing municipalities in Canada, Rocky View embarked on a Growth Management Strategy in order to facilitate sound land use and development decisions regarding community sustainability, resource management and the environment.
ResourceBrownfield Redevelopment in Alberta: Analysis and Recommended Reforms
The fact sheets and report provide answers to common questions that land owners, real estate professionals, developers and community residents have about brownfields.
ResourceAssessing the Proximate Value of Parks and Open Space to Residential Properties in Alberta
The Alberta Recreation and Parks Association recognizes that the increasing urbanization of Alberta has significant implications parks planning, quality of life and economically sustainable communities. The premise, upon which the Proximate Principle is based, is that residential properties located near an amenity such as a park, open space or water way, will attract a higher capitalized value. Further, the higher capitalized value will result in incrementally higher levels of municipal property taxes, which when aggregated, are theorized to be sufficient to pay for the annual costs related to the development and maintenance of the amenity.
ResourceDevelopment Road Map and Best Practices in Southwest Alberta
This document provides an overview of likely regulatory processes and related issues in respect of potential development projects that may be proposed in southwest Alberta.
ResourceUrban Growth and Land Use Initiative
The Urban Growth and Land Use Initiative is a part of the Canada West Foundation’s “Western Cities Project”. The report outlines the environmental costs of current development and highlights the potential economic and environmental benefits of integrating natural features and ecological services into community design. The overall intent of the report is to encourage policymakers, the development industry , consumers and other interested parties to work together to enhance public policy.
ResourceThe Fiscal Implications of Land Use in a Rural Municipality: A Cost of Community Services (COCS) Study for Red Deer County, Alberta
Land use planning is a complex process. The report is designed to help connect the fiscal land use components of municipal decision making in a straight forward and cost-effective way. Red Deer county sits at Alberta’s centre. It is one of the fastest growing regions in Alberta. The county looked at the cost of community services study to better plan for the future.
ResourceFarm, Ranch and Acreage Property Program: Needs Assessment December 2004
A unique training opportunity for REALTOR®S® to achieve excellence in rural client service. The course includes: presentations from experts in related fields; touring country residential properties and looking at characteristics that affect value; and critical thinking and group discussion to turn industry challenges into solutions.