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Mid-Atlantic Collaboration: Planning for Agriculture, Wind and Solar
Planning for Agriculture, Wind and Solar Policies in the United States promote expansion of renewable energy and protection of farmland. Sometimes these goals clash. This presentation reviews the land consumption issues, local opposition to renewable energy (NIMBYism) and competing state and local policies. The focus then turns on co-location, or how agriculture and renewable energy …
Penn State Extension: Planning in Rural Pennsylvania…
Planning in Rural Pennsylvania in 2020: Analysis of the Use & Effectiveness of Land Use Tools 1.25 CM credits (pending approval) The Center for Rural Pennsylvania recently published a Research Report titled Planning in Rural Pennsylvania: Analysis of the Use and Effectiveness of Municipal Land Use Tools. Based on two statewide surveys and a selection …
Mid-Atlantic Collaboration: Smart Growth Tools for Protecting Water Resources
WebinarSmart Growth Tools for Protecting Water Resources Water quality outcomes are directly tied to land use decisions made by local jurisdictions. This webinar would explore local land use scenarios that lead to triple-bottom-line (economic, social, environmental) results and pose questions on current land use trends watershed-wide that may threaten progress. More information