Towards Watershed Security: The role of water in modernized land use planning in B.C.

Published On: July 23rd, 2020

Author: Oliver M. Brandes, Rosie Simms, Jon O'Riordan with Gwen Bridge

This direction paper offers insights and specific actions for a modernized land use and water planning regime in British Columbia. It provides an extensive review of past and current land use planning efforts, and draws clear conclusions on the future of water and land management and governance in B.C. This paper responds to the provincial government’s mandate and commitment to modernize land use planning and its linked priorities of reconciliation, rural economic recovery, water security, and climate adaptation.

Towards Watershed Security: The role of water in modernized land use planning in B.C.

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