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Indicator 5. Landscape (Sense of Place) |
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| 5.A. Percent of local governments with a strategic plan and community vision that includes
environmental goals. Including the environment as part of a desirable future helps to balance the ecosystem with other community goals. When there is no plan or vision, ad hoc actions often have negative ecosystem impacts. |
Local governments (town, county, school, district, hospital district, water district, etc.) |
Ask about or read their plan-divide number with environmental goals by the total number of
governments |
| 5.B. Percent of land use plans with explicit environmental goals. Land use plans that do not have environmental goals as well as social and economic goals often have unintended environmental consequences. |
Local governments with control over land use | First year, map the area, link with GIS efforts. Following years, using site visits and key information, note changes |
| 5.C. Number of "brown" sites being remediated. Activities to restore ecosystem health--wetland restoration, restoration of scenic views, toxic cleanup, etc.--show community commitment to environmental quality. |
Environmental advocacy group; municipal planning authority | Collect information from source |
| 5.D. Percent of new construction where homes are clustered rather than spread out widely. Better land use, with less risk to water quality from septic tanks. |
Environmental advocacy group; municipal planning authority | Collect information from source |
| 5.E. Change in "green"/open area in community. Shows the progress in improving land use and providing for natural areas; and limiting community sprawl. |
Environmental advocacy group; municipal planning authority | Collect numbers/ information from source |
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