The following is a list of local Land use and Planning projects that required some Physical Planning collaboration, but do not necessarily reflect the position of the Physical Planning Division.
-
Portsmouth Citizens Planning Commission
Portsmouth Citizens Planning Commission (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Portsmouth - Cotton Hill Land use Map (PDF, 339 KB | A combination of the Portsmouth Citizen's Planning Commission and Physical Planning's Proposed Land Use)
This is a proposal put together by Portsmouth Citizen's Planning Commission regarding the development of Portsmouth and its surroundings. "For several years there has been growing concern about the unplanned nature of the development of Portsmouth and its environs extending from Bell Hall at Douglas Bay in the north to Pointe Ronde in the south and extending eastwards into the hills behind...This document is essentially the citizens’ conception of the development of the town. The final development plan will require the input of environmental urban planners, engineers, architects, sociologists, other specialists, and the continued participation of the town’s citizenry." Portsmouth Citizens Planning Commission
-
Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Project
Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Project.
"The Government of Dominica secured assistance from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to undertake the 2 Capacity Building and Mainstreaming of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) project in the Commonwealth of Dominica project. The long term goal of the Project is: "Ensure that agricultural, coastal, forestry and other terrestrial land and resource uses in Dominica are sustainable, thereby allowing for the maintenance of productive systems that assure ecosystem productivity and ecological functions while contributing directly to the environmental, economic and social well-being of the people of Dominica".The overall objective of this Project is "To develop capacities for sustainable land management in appropriate government, civil society institutions and user groups, and mainstream sustainable land management considerations into government planning and strategy development"."SLM