{"id":19157,"date":"2022-04-25T09:44:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T13:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=19157"},"modified":"2026-01-28T19:08:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T23:08:52","slug":"publication-environmental-planning-in-community-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/publication-environmental-planning-in-community-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Publication- Environmental Planning in Community Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Environmental<\/p>\n

Indiana communities use several kinds of plans to help guide decisions about development, quality of life, and public safety. Comprehensive plans, parks and recreation plans, multi-hazard mitigation plans, and sub-area plans are conducted by local governments for these purposes. This Environmental Planning in Community Plan<\/a> include opportunities for addressing environmental concerns. This document provides examples of the connection between each type of plan and environmental planning, along with instructive examples from Indiana communities.<\/p>\n

Although this document focuses on the connection between local government and watershed plans and their connections to environmental planning, several state and federal regulatory agencies also impact environmental planning. Some of the major agencies are discussed in this publication, and links to additional resources are provided.<\/p>\n

Communities create comprehensive plans to guide decisions about development, quality of life and public safety, parks and recreation plans, multi-hazard mitigation plans, and sub-area plans. Such plans include opportunities to address environmental concerns. Using instructive examples from Indiana communities, this publication examines the connection between those plans and environmental planning.<\/p>\n

Resources:<\/strong>
\nCommunity Development<\/a>, Purdue Extension
\nEnhancing the Value of Public Spaces Program Video<\/a>, Purdue Extension
\nCommunity Planning<\/a>, Purdue Extension Community Development
\nImplementation Examples of Smart Growth Strategies in Indiana<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension’s resource center
\nClimate Change and Sustainable Development<\/a>, The Education Store
\nEnhancing the Value of Public Spaces: Creating Healthy Communities<\/a>, The Education Store
\nSubscribe to Purdue Extension – Forestry and Natural Resources YouTube Channel<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dan Walker<\/a>, Community Planning Extension Specialist
\nPurdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n

Kara Salazar<\/a>, Assistant Program Leader and Extension Specialist for Sustainable Communities
\nPurdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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