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As we discussed at the beginning of the book, the four planning analyses covered in this book answer questions related to Who are they, What they do, Where they do, and How they move.

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Notes

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    Community Guide to Development Impact Analysis by Mary Edwards (http://www.lic.wisc.edu/sha**dane/facilitation/all_resources/impacts/analysis_intro.htm). Accessed May 2005.

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    FEMA Floodplain Management, https://www.fema.gov/floodplain-management.

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    FEMA National Flood Insurance Program Community Rating System, https://www.fema.gov/national-flood-insurance-program-community-rating-system.

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    U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), http://www.nrcs.usda.gov.

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Appendices

Review Questions

  1. 1.

    Why is land used differently by humans?

  2. 2.

    What are the characteristics that separate one type of land use from another?

  3. 3.

    What is the purpose of land classification?

  4. 4.

    What are the major differences between the Anderson Land Classification System and the Land-Based Classification Standard (LBCS) system?

  5. 5.

    Why do we say that a GIS land use database is a relational database?

  6. 6.

    Why do we need to assign scores to different factor attributes in a land suitability analysis?

  7. 7.

    What does the factor weighting do in a land suitability analysis?

  8. 8.

    Make a list of five different factors you may use in a land suitability analysis. Justify your choice by explaining the importance of each factor.

  9. 9.

    Describe the function of constraints in identifying available land for future development.

  10. 10.

    What is the next step after land suitability analysis?

Exercises

  1. 1.

    Conduct a literature review on an issue that is related to land development, such as urban sprawl, brownfield development, traffic congestion, farm land protection, etc. Use the issue to illustrate the human-environment relationship. Why is it important to consider resource consumption and land developability?

  2. 2.

    Look for land use maps or documents describing land uses of your city or town at different times in history. Prepare a series of hard copy land use maps using the Anderson classification. If the land use classes in the data differ from the Anderson classification system, use your judgment to convert the classes. Prepare a detailed description of the final land use map, including the class descriptions, classification approach, and data sources. If time permits, create a land use database using any GIS software. The description will be part of the data dictionary.

  3. 3.

    Compare the historical land use maps and describe the chronological land use change. What are the connections between the spatial distribution of land uses and the development of the place?

  4. 4.

    Zoom into a few blocks in your city or town and follow the Land Based Classification Standards to prepare a set of first-level land use classifications for activities, functions, building types, site development character, and ownership.

  5. 5.

    The most challenging and controversial tasks in land suitability analysis are identifying factors to be included in analysis, and assigning scores and weights to the factors. Assume there is a development proposal in your community (it can be residential, commercial, or industrial development; whichever you think would help the community). Organize a group of students to complete these tasks using the Delphi method in a mock exercise. Each student will represent a different stakeholder group in the community (i.e., developers, investors, residents, special interest groups, government officials). Make sure you think and act as the group you represent. One person acts as the facilitator. Your goal is to reach a consensus on the factors, scores, and weights, taking as many rounds as needed. Take notes throughout the process. After the exercise, get together as a group and compare notes. Summarize your experience of the exercise.

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Wang, X., vom Hofe, R. (2020). Land Use Analysis. In: Selected Methods of Planning Analysis. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2826-2_5

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