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Major Themes<br />

<strong>Urban</strong> Region Plan Highlighting Natural Systems & Their Uses<br />

<strong>Nature</strong><br />

The emerald network: Large natural areas, &<br />

Diverse connection types<br />

Food production<br />

Major food areas: Large productive agricultural l<strong>and</strong>scapes<br />

Agriculture-nature parks<br />

Concentrated greenhouses<br />

Water<br />

Water supply <strong>for</strong> nature & us: Both scarcity & floods<br />

Stormwater, sewage, & wetl<strong>and</strong>s<br />

Streams, rivers, & blue-green ribbons: Water quality, & riparian vegetation<br />

Industries alongside, & contrasting rivers<br />

Built systems<br />

Highways, congestion, & trucking center<br />

Underpasses/overpasses <strong>for</strong> people & wildlife<br />

Rail system, commuters, & airport<br />

Built areas<br />

Pinpoint good growth areas, & no-growth areas<br />

Large, medium, & small industries<br />

Municipalities & other repeated patterns<br />

The large floodplain park

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