Urban Growth Boundary

1. separation of city and rural areas

1.1. nature vs. humans?

1.2. balance: dynamic or static?

2. mapping industrial and employment lands

2.1. spatial planning

3. power relations (between government, business, and the laymen)

3.1. who decides?

3.2. who contributes money?

4. markets

4.1. planning for economic growth/failure

4.2. 20 year predictive plans

5. supports agriculture

5.1. controls rural sprawl

5.2. not a barrier for success for farmers

5.3. 1 in 8 jobs in Oregon are dependent on agriculture

6. population growth

6.1. job growth

6.2. employment/unemployment rates

6.3. demographics

6.4. urban-to-rural or rural-to-urban migration

7. effectiveness

7.1. does it reduce automobile usage?

7.2. does it increase mobility in urban areas?