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Zoning And Complementary Incentives To Protect Farmland: A Case For Missoula County, Kaitlin Mccafferty
Zoning And Complementary Incentives To Protect Farmland: A Case For Missoula County, Kaitlin Mccafferty
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
Urban sprawl reflects an inefficient use of land that diminishes both rural landscapes and quality of life turning farms, ranches and open space into siloed suburban communities. This results in less walkable cities with more traffic and air pollution, among other negative consequences. Farmland constitutes a particularly important resource that often faces degradation or loss due to sprawl. Higher quality agricultural soils are particularly desirable for development because they are flat and well-drained. Farmland is also important for urban communities concerning food security, environmental health, and economic well being. As American cities continue to grow, farmland around urban areas has …
Grassroots Planning: An Actor-Network Study Of Surfing Waves In Missoula, Montana, Alexander S. Pichacz Jr.
Grassroots Planning: An Actor-Network Study Of Surfing Waves In Missoula, Montana, Alexander S. Pichacz Jr.
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
Brennan’s Wave, in downtown Missoula, has become an iconic feature of the town. Through the diligent work of a group of community advocates a dangerous and unsightly irrigation diversion structure was repurposed to include a recreation feature in the middle of the river that improved safety while simultaneously maintaining the integrity of the structure. The success of Brennan’s Wave has led to its replication through the planning of another memorial wave, the Max Wave, to be built downstream at the site of a similar irrigation structure. This study investigates how these structures are planned for and built by utilizing an …
Assessment Of Avalanche Mitigation Planning For Developed Areas In The Rocky Mountain’S Of Colorado, Daniel Kozel
Assessment Of Avalanche Mitigation Planning For Developed Areas In The Rocky Mountain’S Of Colorado, Daniel Kozel
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
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Evaluating And Role Of Standards And Guidelines In National Forest Planning, Emily E. Schembra
Evaluating And Role Of Standards And Guidelines In National Forest Planning, Emily E. Schembra
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
There is longstanding conflict related to planning standards and guidelines (S & Gs) used by the U.S. Forest Service to guide and constrain National Forest System land management. The role these prescriptions have played in the past in forest management, and the role they ought to play in the future, is often disputed. However, the National Forest Management Act (NFMA) and the new 2012 NFMA planning regulations require S & Gs, so they must be included in forest plans in the future. The goal of this research was to provide a common understanding of how planning S & Gs were …
Perception & Role Of 3-D Visualizations In Planning: A Case Study Of The Northwest Passage Scenic Byway's Viewshed Protection & Visualization Project, Kyle Balke
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
The use of sophisticated visualization tools and methods, in particular 3-D modeling, has seen a considerable rise in planning throughout the last decade due to continued advancements in 3-D technology, computer hardware, and the internet. The rapid increase in the use of 3-D visualization is supported by the belief that visualizations which imitate human experience help relieve many of the communication problems that exist between experts and lay persons during the planning process and help engage a broader cross-section of the public. However, little understanding exists to support these claims. This research provides a comprehensive investigation of stakeholder perceptions concerning …
The Public Land Manager In Collaborative Conservation Planing: A Comparative Analysis Of Three Case Studies In Montana, Lawrence Allen Byrd
The Public Land Manager In Collaborative Conservation Planing: A Comparative Analysis Of Three Case Studies In Montana, Lawrence Allen Byrd
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
Collaborative Conservation Planning (CCP) has proven to create solutions to challenges many Montana and Americans face with protecting or restoring their natural resources and rural lifestyles from previous non-sustainable land use practices and rural land development. This planning model has proven to be successful when organized groups consisting of multiple stakeholders come together to find common ground and address decreased biodiversity, fragmented habitat, threatened traditional farming, timber, and ranching rural lifestyles through open space protection and restoration efforts. The Public Land Manager’s (PLM) part in the CCP process is seemingly important because of their influence and the unique and diverse …
Analysis Of Perceptions Of Natural Resource Planning In Four 'Wicked' Situations, Paul R. Lachapelle
Analysis Of Perceptions Of Natural Resource Planning In Four 'Wicked' Situations, Paul R. Lachapelle
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
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