Symposium Brainstorming Session

Identify What Needs to be Done to Minimize the Effects of Urbanization

The numbers in parentheses designate the priority placed on each topic by participants. The top 6 topics were chosen for discussion as action plans. In the table below, each of those six is also linked to their respective pages.

Ecological Functions Balance Growth and Resources Leadership and Action Growth Management Communication and Information Values Analysis
define relationship between fire, exotic species, grazing (9) identify air, water, land carrying capacity (1) regional leadership (13) remove subsidies for sprawl and roads to nowhere (11) central access to information and reviews (10) question values (5) land and resource use analyses (10)
graze sheep to reduce fuels along highways address natural and cultural resource crimes (1) state wide action plan (3) increase densities - connect open spaces (3) link ecological and economic realities (9) recognize crisis (4) assess true costs (8)
  clarify growth regional effects (3) redevelopment/infill (assure affordable housing) (3) need "best guess" data now for planners (2)    
  accept population increase - balance with environment community trust building (1) local funding for land acquisition (2) communication network needed (2)    
      alternative transportation systems      
      understand true impacts of golf course development      
      public open space      
      more desert parks and open space for recreation to reduce overcrowding      


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