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.
NewsRural Development Network enables housing choice across Alberta
The Rural Development Network’s Sustainable Housing Initiative’s (RDN SHI) Enabling Housing Choice project has scaled to partnerships with six municipalities in Alberta.
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2023 CPAA Annual Conference
Brings planners, developers, consumers, landowners, and decision-makers together to share best practices and policies for land use and community planning.
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Supporting Environmental Outcomes in Municipal Development Planning
a municipal planning policy tool and guidelines for planners and developers to maintain connected natural landscapes.
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Enhancing Rural Alberta’s Real Estate through Accessible & Universal Design
Aging populations and the exodus of the youth to larger cities, have left rural towns with a demographic imbalance and critical repercussions on the real estate of these communities.
NewsEnhancing rural properties: Taking time to walk the land
By Robert Underschultz, Environmental Technician, Agroforestry & Woodlot Extension Society
NewsWhy an old idea could breathe new life into rural Alberta economies
Reinvesting in local co-operatives could help attract people to rural communities and keep them living there, says researcher.
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Surface Rights and Conservation Easements
Proposes research-informed guidance for private land conservation practitioners and industry professionals where conservation easements on private land have sub-surface rights that may impact the conservation values of the property.
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Drinking Water Source Area Characterization for the City of Medicine Hat and the Town of Redcliff
Produces a comprehensive decision-making tool as part of the municipalities’ Source Water Protection Plan, to assist planners, developers, landowners, and consumers to determine what levels of development are supportable on the land.
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Condo Management Licensing & You: A Resource for Condo Owners & Boards
As of December 1, 2021, Condominium Management is now a licensed profession under the Real Estate Council of Alberta. While this is a welcome and much-needed change that will enhance consumer protection, the transition has been rapid and will have widespread impacts on the condominium community. According to 2016 census data, approximately 13% of Albertans live in condominiums. With about 500,000 Albertans living in condominiums, changes to the industry have widespread impacts on the Alberta housing market.
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Canadian City Parks: Research in Alberta Report
Enables the collection of data, interviews, stories, and best practices on sustainable land use in parklands throughout Alberta to deliver the Alberta portion of the 2023 report.