Conservation Development Standards

Project Goal

Examine the City of Minnetonka's conservation development scorecard to assess its effectiveness in evaluating previous and proposed conservation developments in terms of protecting natural environmental features, preserving open space, protecting natural habitats for wildlife, and maintaining rural character; recommend strategies for using the scorecard to increase social acceptability of conservation development and for implementing the tool through the city's planned unit development ordinance.

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Partner Agency/Organization
Local Government Department
Project Lead Name
Susan Thomas and Jo Colleran
Project Lead Title
Principal Planner and Natural Resources Manager
Matches
Course
ESPM 5242: Methods for Natural Resource and Environmental Policy
Instructor
Dennis Becker and Michael Kilgore
Course Semester/Year
Fall 2012
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