Alberta Land Use Planning Resources

Stories and resources for land use in Alberta and implementing regional plans.

News and Planner Resources

Exploring geothermal potential in Alberta

Oct 18, 2020

The Government of Alberta is preparing for the development of the geothermal industry in the province

Alberta’s Land System

Oct 8, 2020

Land systems categorizes topography, vegetation and soils into standardized classifications

See the history of regional plans in Alberta

Sep 18, 2020

Videos from past land use planning announcements

Implementing agricultural strategies in the SSRP

Sep 9, 2020

Status of the implementation of the 12 strategies related to agriculture

Alberta conferences for land use planning (Updated Sept 2020)

Sep 2, 2020

Conferences you should attend if you’re involved with land use planning in Alberta

Wildlife coexistence and land use planning

Aug 24, 2020

Alberta land use planning to protect habitat and promote healthy interactions between humans and wildlife

News

Implementing agricultural strategies in the SSRP

Status of the implementation of the 12 strategies related to agriculture

Resources for land use decision making

Resources on agricultural land use from the Government of Alberta

Identifying wildlife with citizen science

People-powered wildlife identification in images from Calgary’s remote cameras

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Articles

Exploring geothermal potential in Alberta

The Government of Alberta is preparing for the development of the geothermal industry in the province

How Canadian municipalities can use land use planning to adapt to climate change

Strategies and land use planning tools for climate change adaptation and mitigation

Exploring the past and present of Alberta’s Public Land Use Zones

PLUZs are for distinctive regions with unique uses

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Resources

Alberta’s Land System

Land systems categorizes topography, vegetation and soils into standardized classifications

See the history of regional plans in Alberta

Videos from past land use planning announcements

Alberta conferences for land use planning (Updated Sept 2020)

Conferences you should attend if you’re involved with land use planning in Alberta

See more resources

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Explore the planner resources

The Alberta Land-use Knowledge Network (LuKN) is our partner website. With knowledge resources and support for organizations and individuals involved with land use issues, the Land-use Knowledge Network has been exploring land use challenges since 2011.

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From the Land-use Knowledge Network

Alberta Region Explorer

The Land-use Framework Region Explorer is an interactive tool to explore the status and profile of Alberta’s seven regions.

Alberta Region Explorer

Latest Datasets

Interactive Environmental Indicators

Air, Climate Change, GIS, Water

Alberta Municipal Data Sharing Partnership

Municipal

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Community

The Land Use Planning Hub is a community of Alberta planners and practitioners actively working throughout the province. Through sharing and discussions, we are learning about effective approaches to implement Alberta’s regional plans. Join the discussion today.