Geography 2162A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Greenfield Land, Urban Growth Boundary, New Urbanism
2 Oct 2017
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Ministry of the environment (moe: oversees environmental issues at the local, regional, and provincial levels, responsible for: Protecting clean and safe air, land, and water to ensure healthy communities, ecological protection and sustainable development. Protection of land from: garbage, hazardous waste, chemicals, pesticides, business and farming practices. Protection of the environment from air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. The ministry of natural resources (mnr: promote healthy, sustainable ecosystems, conserve biodiversity, conduct scientific research and apply the findings, develop effective resource management policies, ma(cid:374)age o(cid:374)tario"s (cid:272)ro(cid:449)(cid:374) land, promote economic opportunities in the resource sector, promote outdoor recreation. Ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs (omafra: protects rural agricultural lands from urban development. Preserve agricultural land stewardship for cultivation of land and raising of livestock: views the interests of land developers as secondary, in relation to protecting the agricultural land base and industry, minimum distance separation (mds) Minimizes nuisance complaints from odor to reduce potential land use conflicts.
