Land Use Zoning Tutorial

Tutorial chapters:

Background: What is land use, and how can zoning maps help communities plan for future development.
Fletcher's Folly: Welcome to our hypothetical town. Here is what it looks like from the air, and how it is zoned traditionally.
The alternative: GOZ Zoning: What if we used goal-oriented zoning map for the town instead?
What is a Build-out analysis?: We use GIS tools to look at how Fletcher's Folly might look under the two zoning scenarios.
Results: Buildout Aerial views: Here is how Fletcher's would look like from the air in the future.
Results: Buildout indicators: Compare some key measures of development impact: impervious surface area, housing units, vehicle usage, lead and nitrogen pollution.
Summary: What did we learn and where can we go from here.

Let's start with some background on land use and zoning.