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The following natural resource factors are likely to be of significance in planning. Clearly the region under study will determine the relevant factors but many are likely to occur in all studies.
CLIMATE. Temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind velocity, direction, duration, first and last frosts, snow, frost, fog, inversions, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, typhoons, Chinook winds
GEOLOGY. Rocks, ages, formations, plans, sections, properties, seismic activity, earthquakes, rock slides, mud slides, subsistence
SURFICIAL GEOLOGY. Kames, kettles, eskers, moraines, drift and till
GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY. Geological formations interpreted as aquifer with well locations, well logs, water quantity and quality, water table, flood plains
PHYSIOGRAPHY. Physiographic regions, subregions and features, contours, sections, slopes, aspect, insulation, digital terrain model(s)
SURFICIAL HYDROLOGY. Oceans, lakes deltas, rivers, streams, creeks, marshes, swamps, wetlands, stream orders, density, discharges, gauges, water quality
SOILS. Soils associations, soils series, properties, depth to seasonal high water table, depth to bedrock, shrink-swell, compressive strength, cation and anion exchange, acidity-alkalinity
VEGETATION. Associations, communities, species, composition, distribution, age and conditions, visual quality, species number, rare and endangered species, fire history, successional history
WILDLIFE. Habitats, animal populations, census data, rare and endangered species, scientific and educational value
HUMAN. Ethnographic history, settlement patterns, existing land use, existing infrastructure, population characteristics