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1868b <br />21. Open space provides many benefits in an urban area including <br />retention of habitat for wildlife, filtration of polluted water, <br />absorption of storm runoff flaw, protection of scenic quality, <br />provision of recreation opportunities, reduction of atmospheric <br />temperatures, and personal well-being-. <br />22. Literature search and interviews with specialists resulted in <br />the i d e n t i f i c a t i o n of endangered and threatened (as recogn i zed <br />o -n existing and proposed state and federal lists) pl ant and <br />wildlife species whose normal or historic range includes the <br />metropolitan area. Without additional comprehensive field <br />studies (including field work),, it is not possible to deter- <br />mine the actual existence and location of many of those species. <br />23. Urban agriculture,, in other words, backyard and community gardens, <br />and interim use of vacant and underdeveloped parcels, provides <br />economic, social, and environmental benefits to the community. <br />24. Where urban and agricultural lands abut, farm use management <br />problem are frequently created . <br />Goals <br />19- Protect valuable natural resources and encourage their wise <br />management, proper use, and reuse, reflecting their special <br />natural assets. <br />2. Maintain a variety of open spaces within and on the fringe of <br />the developing area, <br />3. Protect life and property from the effects of natural hazards. <br />E <br />4. Provide a healthy and attractive environment for the metropoli- <br />tan population, <br />nhiprtivPe, <br />1. Maintain the benefits associated with env i ronment al resources in <br />an urban setting. Those resources include agricultural lands, clean <br />air and water, forest lands, sand and gravel deposits, scenic areas, <br />wildlife and wildlife habitat, and vegetation. Policies directed <br />- toward these resources may differ depending upon whether they are <br />located on urban, rural, or urbanizable land. <br />2. Maintain ` the livability of the metropolitan area by integrating <br />open spaces and urban development by planning for a variety of <br />public and private open spaces, and by considering the natural <br />environment when making planning decisions'. <br />I I-I --C -5 <br />