Land Use

Land use can be defined as the human modifications made to the natural environment. Effects of land use include urban sprawl, deforestation, and soil erosion (just to name a few).

Smart Growth, also referred to as new urbanism, is an urban planning and transportation theory that concentrates growth in the city to avoid urban sprawl.

For some great websites on smart growth please visit:

– Smart Growth: www.smartgrowth.org

– Ontario Smart Growth Network: www.smartgrowth.on.ca

Recent Posts

• 20 January 2012 : Conservation Halton Works in Partnership with Landowners to Plant Trees (No Comments)
  

       Conservation Halton works in partnership with landowners to plant trees on either private or publically owned lands. Here are two forestry programs for landowners who have land they are [More...]

  
  
• 17 December 2011 : PERL Asks for Help Protecting Mount Nemo (No Comments)
  

    HEN member group PERL (Protecting Escarpment Rural Lands) invites you to attend the OMB summations to be held January 3-5 and January 9-12 at the Quality Suites Hotel, 754 Bronte [More...]

  
  
• 7 October 2011 : Full EA Required for Melancthon Quarry (No Comments)
  

  The provincial government has announced that they will be requiring a full Environmental Assessment for the proposed mega quarry in Melancthon Township.  See http://www.ndact.com/ or http://stopthemelancthonquarry.ca/2011/09/full-environmental-assessment-required/.

  
  
• 30 September 2011 : Water and Growth Workshop for Young Leaders (No Comments)
  

  Young leaders age 18-35 who are interested in a balanced conversation around water and growth in Ontario are invited to a weekend residential workshop. The workshop is in Guelph and [More...]

  
  
• 27 August 2011 : St. Marys Cement has Filed a NAFTA Suit (No Comments)
  

  Friends of Rural Communities and the Environment (FORCE) has learned that St. Marys Cement has filed a NAFTA suit, taking the Flamborough Quarry fight against the provincial government to the [More...]