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Provincial Land Use Strategy (The): A Sustainability Act for British Columbia, volumes 1 through 4
by Commission on Resources and the Environment, BC Gov't; co-published with Land Use Coordination Office, Gov't of BC
476 pages; 3-hole punched & shrink wrapped; catalogue #99-0002; ISBN 0-7726-2326-0; US$26.00, C$30.00, EUR21.50, £15.00
A provincial land-use strategy for British Columbia as proposed in 1994 by the Commission on Resources and the Environment; all four volumes are included.
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About the BookFollowing two years of extensive public consultation and research, the recommended provincial land use strategy, supported by a Sustainability Act for British Columbia, is set out in this report and in three companion volumes (Volume 2 - Planning for Sustainability, Volume 3 - Community Participation and Volume 4 - Dispute Resolution). |
About Commission on Resources and Environment
The Commission on Resources and Environment (CORE) was given the legal responsibility in 1992 to "develop for public and government consideration a British Columbia-wide strategy for land use and related resource and environmental management." The Commission is no longer in existence. Please direct enquiries to the Land Use Coordination Office in Victoria (www.luco.gov.bc.ca).
Contents
Volume 1 Introduction Summary of Recommendations 1 - Sustainability in British Columbia: Past and Present 2 - The Provincial Land Use Strategy: Progress to Date 3 - A Sustainability Act - Consolidating the Progress Provincial Direction Volume 2 Forward Introduction PART 1 - Land Use Planning in BC: The Context for Change PART 2 - A Modified Land Use Planning Framework PART 3 - Other Land Use Planning Requirements PART 4 - Implementing the Changes Glossary Appendix 1 - Commissioner on Resources and Environment Act - Chapter 34 Appendix 2 - Land Use Charter Appendix 3 - Land Use Goals Appendix 4 - Selected B.C. Land Use Statistics Appendix 5 - Summary of Past Proposals for Land Use Planning Reform Appendix 6 - Organizations Providing Response on Land Use Planning Appendix 7 - Interview Questionnaire on Land Use Planning Delivery System Appendix 8 - B.C.'s Main Land Use Related Statutes Appendix 9 - Planning Levels: Products, Methods & Responsibilities Appendix 10 - Possible Broad Land Use Designation Framework Appendix 11 - Example of "Provincial Interest" Statements Appendix 12 - Key Comments* on Provincial Planning Coordination Appendix 13 - Planning System: Design Principles and Factors Appendix 14 - Key Comments on Regional Planning Appendix 15 - Key Comments on CORE's Initial Regional Planning Appendix 16 - Key Comments on Subregional Planning (LRMP) Appendix 17 - Preliminary Guidelines for Community Resource Boards Appendix 18 - Conceptual Outline of Land Use Planning System Operations Volume 3 Foreword Overview Summary of Recommendations Part 1 - Public Participation: Practice and Policy 1 - Public Participation: Rights and Responsibilities 2 - A Provincial Public Participation Policy 3 - Public Negotiation 4 - Aboriginal Participation PART 2 - Community Participation 5 - Defining Community Resource Boards 6 - Running Community Resource Boards Glossary of Terms Appendix 1 - CORE Pilot Projects Appendix 2 - Potential Community Resource Board Areas Volume 4 1 - Introduction 2 - The Nature and Purpose of a Dispute Resolution System 3 - Preventing Public Disputes 4 - Adjudicating Public Disputes 5 - Integrating Negotiation into the Dispute Resolution System 6 - Implementing a Dispute Resolution System Appendix - Statutory Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in B.C.
Introduction
The Commission on Resources and Environment (CORE) was given the legal responsibility in 1992 to "develop for public and government consideration a British Columbia-wide strategy for land use and related resource and environmental management" (CORE Act, s.4 (1)). Following two years of extensive public consultation and research, the recommended provincial land use strategy, supported by a Sustainability Act for British Columbia, is set out in this report and in three companion volumes (Volume 2 - Planning for Sustainability, Volume 3 - Community Participation and Volume 4 - Dispute Resolution).
The conclusion of this report is that British Columbians must make a formal and enduring commitment to social, environmental and economic sustainability. It is time to make sustainability the law in British Columbia.
In recent years, British Columbia has moved rapidly towards establishing a world-leading strategy for sustainability. However, without a formal, statutory commitment we put ourselves and the future at risk. While we may not be able to measure this risk exactly, it is as real as the national debt. It will continue to increase and pass on an enormous burden to future generations without a comprehensive and strong response.
In British Columbia's recent past we have witnessed how government policies for sustainability and public participation can be weakened in the face of short-term trends. Yet sustainability requires a long-term social commitment and an institutional framework that spans economic and political cycles. Without this commitment, we can expect the ultimate loss of sustainability for future generations. We should also expect repeated and intensifying future conflict over land and resource use.
Much of the conflict of the past arose because there was no statutory guarantee that sustainability concerns would guide all resource decision-making, or that all interested parties, including workers, environmentalists, industry, communities, First Nations, all levels of government and others, would have their concerns heard and considered in a meaningful way. Many current government initiatives will help reduce the potential for conflict. But conflict itself - and this is true of all recent land use conflicts in British Columbia - is merely the symptom of a broader problem, the lack of sustainable jobs, environment and quality of life. The Sustainability Act will confirm and continue our success at moving beyond conflict to long-term sustainability and participatory democracy.
The Sustainability Act, confirming the provincial land use strategy, is also needed to show a watchful global community that British Columbia is committed to the principles of Brundtland and Rio. The new law will help the international community understand the overall scope of our many ambitious initiatives - the Protected Areas Strategy, the Forest Practices Code, Forest Renewal B.C., CORE's regional land use plans, the Land Use Charter, the B.C. Treaty Commission, the Environmental Assessment Act, the proposed Environmental Protection and Growth Strategies Acts, air and water quality programs, fisheries management and many others.
The Sustainability Act will clearly announce to the world that British Columbia intends to be a leader on the path to a sustainable common future. The obligations under the Sustainability Act:
- to develop and comply with sustainability principles, goals and policies
- to develop balanced land and resource use plans
- to involve the diverse interests of society in decision-making
- to reach just settlements with First Nations, and
- to monitor and adapt our responses to achieve sustainability,
Action on the provincial land use strategy and Sustainability Act is not a matter of more or less government, it is to ensure that government is directed and constrained to act responsibly now and in the future. More than 93% of the province is publicly owned land and it requires government leadership to ensure its sustainable use. We, as British Columbians, have the need, the chance and the responsibility to act now. We can consolidate the progress and secure the future direction by committing with determination and pride to a provincial land use strategy, set out in a Sustainability Act for British Columbia.
The illustration on the cover of this report symbolizes sustainability. The earth is a fragile and threatened treasure that we hold in trust for our children and future generations beyond. It should be inconceivable to all of us that we could fail to respect this trust.
