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Citizen Monitoring and Local Land Use Decisions
Dreux J. WatermolenWisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Presentation Outline
Citizen Monitoring and Local Planning
Important ConsiderationsWhat You Can DoConclusions
Presentation Outline
Citizen Monitoring and Local Planning
Important ConsiderationsWhat You Can DoConclusions
Local Planning
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
June 14, 2005
Visioning
Implementation
Alternative Selection
Inventory
Updating
Analysis
Steps in the planning process
Local Planning
Visioning
Implementation
Alternative Selection
Inventory
Updating
Analysis
Local Planning
Citizen monitoring data can:• Help define community values.• Help prioritize places for protection
or attention.• Identify interest sectors to include
in the planning process.
Visioning
Implementation
Alternative Selection
Inventory
Updating
Analysis
Local Planning
Citizen monitoring data can be used to:• Help prioritize places for protection.• Identify areas in need of attention.• Elucidate gaps in knowledge.
Visioning
Implementation
Alternative Selection
Inventory
Updating
Analysis
Local Planning
Citizen monitoring data can:• Help identify problem
statements.• Help prioritize resources.• Help calibrate/validate
predictive models.
Visioning
Implementation
Inventory
Updating
Analysis
Alternative Selection
Local Planning
Plan implementation tools:• Zoning decisions• Lake classification efforts• Tree ordinances• Construction site
erosion control
Visioning
Implementation
Inventory
Updating
Analysis
Alternative Selection
Local Planning
Citizen monitoring can be used to: • track plan implementation.• identify levels of success.
Presentation Outline
Citizen Monitoring and Local Planning
Important ConsiderationsWhat You Can DoConclusions
Considerations
Local government decisions cannot be arbitrary or capricious.
Local government decisions should be based on available data/information.
Bird watching and other phenological observations are useful monitoring data if they are written down/ recorded in a timely manner.
Considerations
Considerations
Monitoring data do not result from random, isolated, one-time events.
Monitoring observations should be gathered in a structured, recurring manner.
Presentation Outline
Citizen Monitoring and Local Planning
Important ConsiderationsWhat You Can DoConclusions
What you can do:
Share your monitoring data.
What you can do:
“Publish” your monitoring data. Summaries Booklets Reports Web sites Newsletters
What you can do:
Keep a copy of your raw monitoring data, even after publication/sharing.
Keep documentation of methods used.
Presentation Outline
Citizen Monitoring and Local Planning
Important ConsiderationsWhat You Can DoConclusions
Conclusions
Citizen monitoring data can inform local planning and decision-making processes.
Quality control and quality assurance measures increase the value of citizen monitoring data for local decision making.
Conclusions
Local governments can make greater use of citizen monitoring data in their planning and decision making processes.
Thank you!
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