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The Planning Toolbox

April 24 @ 8:00 am 5:00 pm

Planning to Protect the Florida Wildlife Corridor, Part 3 — The Planning Toolbox

Florida’s communities have numerous land conservation options at their disposal. Presenters will provide frank evaluations of the strengths and weaknesses of some of these options. Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy and Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at Florida State University Tim Chapin will discuss the importance of “following the land” in planning, sector planning, urban development boundaries, and more. University of South Florida Urban and Regional Planning Program Director and Associate Professor Evangeline Linkous, PhD, AICP, will focus on transfer of development rights programs. University of Florida Center for Landscape Conservation Planning Urban and Recreational Green Infrastructure Coordinator Isabella Guttuso Browne will cover appropriate siting and design of conservation subdivisions. The Trust for Public Land Vice President and Director of Conservation Finance Will Abberger will conclude with a primer on county ballot measures to fund conservation land acquisition in Florida.

This event has been approved for the following professional certification credits for those attending the live event: American Institute of Certified Planners (2.0 AICP CM #9284641), Certified Floodplain Managers (1.0 CEC), Florida Bar ( 2.0 General #2401227N), Florida Landscape Architects (2 DBPR hours #0014188), and Florida Environmental Health Professionals (2 DOH contact hours).