Land Use Planning to Reduce our Carbon Footprint in Ventura County

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Land Use Planning to Reduce our Carbon Footprint
in Ventura County
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Greenbelts of Open Space and Farmland Between
Cities
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Protecting Greenbelts is in the Best Interest of
Cities
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SOARSave Open space Agricultural Resources
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The SOAR boundaries protect 400,000 acres
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Compass Blueprint OutreachConfirmed Development
Pattern
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Why open space and farmlands matter

• Global climate change and peak oil
• Sustainable agriculture food security
• Biological diversity and ecosystem functions
• Health

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RTAC Possible Factors-modeling capability
self-assessment
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The Time to Act is Now