Reducing Conflict between Rural Residential Developments and Hog Operations: A Decision Support Tool for the Selkirk and District Planning Area, Manitoba

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dc.contributor.authorGlavin, Matthew
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteePlatt, James (City Planning) Talbott, Lloyd (Selkirk and District Planning Area Board)en
dc.contributor.supervisorMilgrom, Richard (City Planning)en
dc.date.accessioned2009-09-10T19:49:52Z
dc.date.available2009-09-10T19:49:52Z
dc.date.issued2009-09-10T19:49:52Z
dc.degree.disciplineCity Planningen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of City Planning (M.C.P.)en_US
dc.description.abstractIn certain rural areas of Manitoba, the character of the rural residential population has changed. People have built or bought houses around land that had been previously used exclusively for agriculture. These rural residents have invested in their property and are very sensitive to any activity that may interfere with their “rural lifestyle” or affect the value of their property. In the past, livestock production, in particular hog production was generally one component of mixed farming operation. Livestock production in Manitoba has undergone significant changes in recent years, both in size of operation and production method. It has now become a specialized industry where operations have become much larger and more capital intensive than farms of thirty years ago. These factors have resulted in situations where land use conflicts have and continue to occur. Typically, regulatory zoning, in conjunction with manual review of land cover overlay and topographic maps have been used to select sites for livestock operations. This approach can be time consuming and expensive. An alternative approach is the development of a geographic information system (GIS) to define optimal locations for livestock operations and non-farm rural residents. The use of such a model has the capability to reduce the number of rural land use conflicts. This study starts by documenting the significant changes in recent years of rural residential development and the size as well as the production method of hog operations in Manitoba. It then draws on a series of interviews to gain insight into the complex land use conflicts within the study area and to inform the creation of a geographic information system (GIS) model. This practicum explores “smart” land use analysis using a combination of GIS and Land Use Conflict Identification Strategy (LUCIS) modeling to represent the spatial consequences of land use decisions. This research has resulted in the development of a GIS model to be used as a decision support tool in developing policy surrounding future development and land use; including appropriate locations of any new or expanding livestock operations and rural non-farm residents within the Rural Municipality (RM) of St. Andrews, MB.en
dc.description.noteOctober 2009en
dc.format.extent6846714 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/3200
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectLand Use Conflicten
dc.subjectGISen
dc.titleReducing Conflict between Rural Residential Developments and Hog Operations: A Decision Support Tool for the Selkirk and District Planning Area, Manitobaen
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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