Land-use Framework Priority Actions

• Land-use Framework  – Dec 2008 (58 pages)
  
  See pages 43-46 for priority actions

A.

The Land-use Framework identifies three immediate priorities. The Alberta government has moved quickly to implement the immediate priorities:

B.

Provincial policy priorities and areas of provincial interest

The six policy priorities identified in the framework have been initiated:

• Managing surface and subsurface activities:

  The Upstream Oil and Gas Policy integration initiative and review of the current process for identifying major surface concerns prior to the public offering of Crown mineral rights will be completed in 2010.

• Reducing fragmentation and conversion of agricultural lands:

  A strategy to help reduce the fragmentation and conversion of agricultural lands to other purposes will be completed in 2010.

• Transportation and utility corridors strategy:

  A strategy to identify the components and general locations of these types of corridors will be completed in 2010.

• Managing recreational use of public lands:

  A strategy that will enable a variety of recreational opportunities to occur on public lands; to reduce their impacts; reduce conflicts and increase cooperation between land users; and improve public safety will be completed in 2010.

• Conserving and protecting diversity of land base:

  The Alberta government is addressing issues associated with conserving and protecting the diversity of Alberta’s land base. The recently released Alberta Plan for Parks provides guidelines and objectives that will be integrated into regional park plans, ensuring conservation opportunities. A 2009 update of Alberta’s Environmentally Significant Areas has been completed. These will support regional plan development.

  • Alberta’s Plan for Parks

  • Environmentally Significant Areas

• Managing flood risk:

  The Alberta government will develop policy to minimize exposure of developments and settlements to flood risk.