ENSC 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Environmental Planning, Oak Ridges Moraine, Environmentally Sensitive Area
14 Feb 2018
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Added strength of land use land use can add strengths to ea. Fisheries act: proposed changes on four levels. Independence of inshore fisheries: social/ economic integration, restoring environmental protection, all development required that the habitat be assessed, fisheries act was used to enhance the species, commitment to indigenous integration, engagement, consultation, and accommodation. Oak ridges moraine: 94% privately owned, lacks success in agriculture, now just a large forest. Area ran perpendicular to niagara escarpment (ran west east: first case to bring up conservation biology into policy, before, there was only environmental sensitive areas (esa) ~1970s, limited control without government purchase of the area, criteria. Identified areas designated environmentally sensitive and of natural and scientific interest: achieved because of geographic information systems (gis) Identified significant natural features of orm detailed inventory work. How to evaluate natural heritage: demonstrate affected area has no adverse effects to key natural heritage features related to ecological function.
