Conservation Tools

Org./Source: • Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Year: 2006

This web page gives an overview of the Virginia Vulnerability Model, which was developed in an effort to map predicted growth in Virginia. This model can be integrated with other datasets, such as the VCLNA Cultural Model or Ecological Model, to identify which cultural and ecological cores are most at risk to growth pressures. The model may be used to help guide local land use planners in the development of their comprehensive plans in an effort to control growth and subsequent development within their jurisdiction. It allows users to look at the landscape as a whole and assess how growth may impact the environment, what remaining farmland or timberland is available and how water quality will be affected before more development is introduced.

http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/vclnavulnera...

Item type(s): Model
Topic tags: Land Use and Growth Management, Strategic Conservation Planning
Related guides: Development Threat Analysis

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