Land Use Lesson 7 : Solving Land Use Conflicts (view)
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- Overview
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- Learning goals:
- Describe how a community board follows a process to deal with land use change and conflict., Write a persuasive essay taking a position on a zoning issue.
- Keywords:
- MEECS, Envrionment, Envrionmental
- Objectives
- Background Information
- Procedure
- Assessment Options
- Adaptations/Extensions/Enhancements
- Reference
- Additional Resources
Summary
The intent of the lesson is to introduce students to the process that people in a local community undertake when they ask for a change in land use zoning. The lesson is intended to show students how a local government agency makes decisions and how individual citizens are part of the process. The lesson also presents a typical urban land use conflict through a play.