Natural Resources and Open Space
Open space includes natural areas like forests, rivers, lakes, bays, farms, environmentally sensitive areas, human heritage sites, parks, golf courses and any other land or water area that is kept permanently or semipermanently undeveloped.
Open space planning is the foundation of the Regional Planning process. The green and blue open spaces around our communities have shaped where we live. The Regional Plan will shape where we live around them.
The retention of open space for farming, fishing, forestry, hunting, tourism, recreation and mining is important to ensure we continue to benefit from our natural resources.
Much of HRM’s open space and natural resource land has been categorized and mapped as part of the Regional Planning process.
|
