Stewarding ranching landscapes in the Calgary area : a land-use planning analysis

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dc.contributor.authorBenoit, Aimee Deanne
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorJohnston, Tom
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-02T21:50:06Z
dc.date.available2016-06-02T21:50:06Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, ranching landscapes west of Calgary, Alberta, have experienced intensifying land-use pressures related to urban growth and development in the region. The purpose of this thesis is to better understand how people who live in two rural municipalities surrounding Calgary perceive and value ranching landscapes, as the basis for land-use planning approaches to improve private land stewardship. Based on a qualitative comparative case study, the thesis identifies several categories of landscape values and pressures, which interact to inform place meanings and ultimately land management decisions. Several policy gaps are identified in each municipality through an assessment of the local land-use planning frameworks. Overall the study reveals that not all landscape values are currently recognized in the land-use planning process. It suggests a framework for land stewardship based on five elements: a working landscape approach, fair compensation, integrated landscape assessment, social learning opportunities, and coordinated, multi-scale solutions.en_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/4495
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0366en_US
dc.proquest.subject0999en_US
dc.proquest.subject0473en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectlandscape valuesen_US
dc.subjectland stewardshipen_US
dc.subjectland-use planningen_US
dc.subjectland-use pressuresen_US
dc.subjectranching landscapesen_US
dc.subjecturban growthen_US
dc.titleStewarding ranching landscapes in the Calgary area : a land-use planning analysisen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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