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Urban growth boundary

Index Urban growth boundary

An urban growth boundary, or UGB, is a regional boundary, set in an attempt to control urban sprawl by, in its simplest form, mandating that the area inside the boundary be used for urban development and the area outside be preserved in its natural state or used for agriculture. [1]

65 relations: Albania, Boulder, Colorado, Calgary, Campaign to Protect Rural England, Canada, Clark County, Washington, Community separator, Curtilage, Development plan, Durban, Edmonton, Everglades, France, Green belt, Green belt (United Kingdom), Greenbelt (Ottawa), Herbert Morrison, Honolulu, King County, Washington, Kitsap County, Washington, KwaZulu-Natal, Land-use planning, Lexington, Kentucky, Local Agency Formation Commission, London, London County Council, Melbourne 2030, Memphis, Tennessee, Metro (Oregon regional government), Metropolitan Green Belt, Miami–Dade County, Florida, Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota, Montreal, Oregon, Ottawa, People's Socialist Republic of Albania, Pierce County, Washington, Pietermaritzburg, Portland, Oregon, Prime farmland, Quebec, Real estate appraisal, Rennes, Ribbon development, Rural–urban fringe, San Jose, California, Seattle, Snohomish County, Washington, Tennessee, ..., Thurston County, Washington, Tom McCall, Toronto, Town and Country Planning Act 1947, Tree, United States, Urban open space, Urban planning, Urban sprawl, Vancouver, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Washington (state), Waterloo, Ontario, Winnipeg, Zoning. Expand index (15 more) »

Albania

Albania (Shqipëri/Shqipëria; Shqipni/Shqipnia or Shqypni/Shqypnia), officially the Republic of Albania (Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe.

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Boulder, Colorado

Boulder is the home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Boulder County, and the 11th most populous municipality in the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Campaign to Protect Rural England

The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) is a registered charity in England with over 40,000 members and supporters.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Clark County, Washington

Clark County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Washington, and the southernmost county in Washington.

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Community separator

In urban planning in the United States, a community separator (or simply a separator) is a parcel of undeveloped land, sometimes in the form of open space, separating two or more urban areas under different municipal jurisdictions which has been designated to provide a permanent low-density area preserving the communal integrity of the two municipalities.

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Curtilage

In law, the curtilage of a house or dwelling is the land immediately surrounding it, including any closely associated buildings and structures, but excluding any associated "open fields beyond", and also excluding any closely associated buildings, structures, or divisions that contain the separate intimate activities of their own respective occupants with those occupying residents being persons other than those residents of the house or dwelling of which the building is associated.

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Development plan

A "development plan" is an aspect of town and country planning in the United Kingdom comprising a set of documents that set out the local authority's policies and proposals for the development and use of land in their area.

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Durban

Durban (eThekwini, from itheku meaning "bay/lagoon") is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third most populous in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town.

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Edmonton

Edmonton (Cree: Amiskwaciy Waskahikan; Blackfoot: Omahkoyis) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Everglades

The Everglades is a natural region of tropical wetlands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large drainage basin and part of the neotropic ecozone.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Green belt

A green belt or greenbelt is a policy and land use designation used in land use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding or neighbouring urban areas.

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Green belt (United Kingdom)

In United Kingdom town planning, the green belt is a policy for controlling urban growth.

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Greenbelt (Ottawa)

The Greenbelt (Ceinture de verdure) is a protected area of green space, forest, wetland, within the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Herbert Morrison

Herbert Stanley Morrison, Baron Morrison of Lambeth, (3 January 1888 – 6 March 1965) was a British Labour politician who held a variety of senior positions in the Cabinet.

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Honolulu

Honolulu is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaiokinai.

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King County, Washington

King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Kitsap County, Washington

Kitsap County is located in the U.S. state of Washington.

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KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal (also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged.

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Land-use planning

In urban planning, land-use planning seeks to order and regulate land use in an efficient and ethical way, thus preventing land-use conflicts.

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Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, consolidated with Fayette County and often denoted as Lexington-Fayette, is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 60th-largest city in the United States.

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Local Agency Formation Commission

Local Agency Formation Commissions or LAFCOs are regional service planning agencies of the State of California.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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London County Council

London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London throughout its existence from 1889 to 1965, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected.

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Melbourne 2030

The Metropolitan Strategy Melbourne 2030 is a Victorian Government strategic planning policy framework for the metropolitan area of Greater Melbourne, intended to cover the period 2001–2030.

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Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city located along the Mississippi River in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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Metro (Oregon regional government)

Metro is the regional government for the Oregon portion of the Portland metropolitan area.

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Metropolitan Green Belt

The Metropolitan Green Belt is a statutory green belt around London, England.

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Miami–Dade County, Florida

Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida.

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Minneapolis–Saint Paul

Minneapolis–Saint Paul is a major metropolitan area built around the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix rivers in east central Minnesota.

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest and northern regions of the United States.

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Montreal

Montreal (officially Montréal) is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada.

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Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States.

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Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital city of Canada.

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People's Socialist Republic of Albania

Albania (Shqipëri/Shqipëria; Shqipni/Shqipnia, Shqypni/Shqypnia), officially the People's Socialist Republic of Albania (Republika Popullore Socialiste e Shqipërisë), was a Marxist-Leninist government that ruled Albania from 1946 to 1992.

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Pierce County, Washington

Tacoma—seat of Pierce County Pierce County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Pietermaritzburg

Pietermaritzburg (Zulu: umGungundlovu) is the capital and second-largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Portland, Oregon

Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County.

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Prime farmland

Prime farmland is a designation assigned by U.S. Department of Agriculture defining land that has the best combination of physical and chemical characteristics for producing food, feed, forage, fiber, and oilseed crops and is also available for these land uses.

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Quebec

Quebec (Québec)According to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in English; the name is.

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Real estate appraisal

Real estate appraisal, property valuation or land valuation is the process of developing an opinion of value, for real property (usually market value).

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Rennes

Rennes (Roazhon,; Gallo: Resnn) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine.

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Ribbon development

Ribbon development is building houses along the routes of communications radiating from a human settlement.

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Rural–urban fringe

The rural–urban fringe, also known as the outskirts or the urban hinterland, can be described as the "landscape interface between town and country", or also as the transition zone where urban and rural uses mix and often clash.

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San Jose, California

San Jose (Spanish for 'Saint Joseph'), officially the City of San José, is an economic, cultural, and political center of Silicon Valley and the largest city in Northern California.

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Seattle

Seattle is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States.

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Snohomish County, Washington

Snohomish County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Tennessee

Tennessee (translit) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Thurston County, Washington

Thurston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Tom McCall

Thomas Lawson "Tom" McCall (March 22, 1913 January 8, 1983) was an American politician and journalist in the state of Oregon.

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Toronto

Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario and the largest city in Canada by population, with 2,731,571 residents in 2016.

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Town and Country Planning Act 1947

The Town and Country Planning Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. VI c. 51) was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom passed by the Labour government led by Clement Attlee.

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Tree

In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting branches and leaves in most species.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Urban open space

In land use planning, urban open space is open space areas for "parks", "green spaces", and other open areas.

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Urban planning

Urban planning is a technical and political process concerned with the development and design of land use in an urban environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportation, communications, and distribution networks.

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Urban sprawl

Urban sprawl or suburban sprawl describes the expansion of human populations away from central urban areas into low-density, monofunctional and usually car-dependent communities, in a process called suburbanization.

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Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.

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Virginia Beach, Virginia

Virginia Beach is an independent city located on the southeastern coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Washington (state)

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Waterloo, Ontario

Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada.

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Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada.

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Zoning

Zoning is the process of dividing land in a municipality into zones (e.g. residential, industrial) in which certain land uses are permitted or prohibited.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_growth_boundary

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