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- All Subjects: Desert conservation
- All Subjects: Maricopa County (Ariz.)
- Creators: Mayro, Linda L.
- Creators: Arizona. Superior Court (Maricopa County). Juvenile Probation Department
The Research and Planning Services Division provides data retrieval and analysis for a variety of stakeholders, statistical reporting to a number of County and State entities, and survey design and implementation. Staff is also responsible for strategic planning and Managing for Results reporting and coordination. In the future, this Division will become involved in program evaluation, statistical analysis and research into best practices and trends.
Drafted to facilitate discussion of implementation options. The concepts will assist in future planning and implementation discussions that take place as the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan is finalized. A purchase of development rights program could assist in the funding of open space lands that contribute to the overall conservation reserve.
By including ranch lands as a landscape form worthy of protection and preservation, Pima County formalized its commitment to keep ranchers ranching as a way of achieving multiple community goals, including conserving natural and cultural resources, preserving open spaces, and defining urban form.