Event Summary
Sustainable Sandhills hosted a Suitability Maps Workshop in Southern Pines for the eight counties represented by Sustainable Sandhills, along with two other counties represented by BRAC-RTF. The results of two years of work on a USEPA grant (awarded to Sustainable Sandhills) were presented, with an emphasis on how the suitability maps can help local planners in their routine work. Our partner in this effort included the Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources). The Workshop was co-hosted by the BRAC Regional Task Force.
Suitability Maps for the Sandhills Region Workshop
Sustainable Sandhills received a three-year STAR (Science To Achieve Results) grant award in August of 2005 from the EPA's Collaborative Network for Sustainability (CNS) program.
The documents and maps on this page were presented and discussed at a workshop that was attended by more than 60 planners from the region on September 14, 2007.
Overall Project Summary, by Jon Parsons, Executive Director, Sustainable Sandhills.
Technical Project Description, by Jeff Brown, Project Manager, NCDENR's Center for Geographic Information and Analysis.
GIS Layers used in the six Suitability Models
- A simple TABLE of layers used, by Susan Pulsipher, Grant Project Coordinator, GIS Coordinator, NC Department of Commerce, Division of Community Assistance.
- A simple LIST of GIS layers used, by Jon Parsons, Executive Director, Sustainable Sandhills.
Detailed criteria, rating and relative weighting tables for each of the six Suitability Models
- Residential Model Table
- Commercial Model Table
- Industrial Model Table
- Working Farm Model Table
- Working Forest Model Table
- Natural Area Model Table
Land Suitability Maps - REGIONAL, A-size pdf's
Land suitability maps represent potential for different types of land use, based on criteria relating to land characteristics and location. Sustainability is related to six types of land suitability:
- Residential Development
- Commercial Development
- Industrial Development
- Working Farms
- Working Forests
- Natural Areas
Combined Suitability Maps - REGIONAL, A-size pdf's
Many areas of the region are suitable for more than one land use type. Maps are combined to display areas of distinct and competing high suitability between types or groups of types.
- One to One, Commercial and Farmland
- One to One, Commercial and Forest
- One to One, Commercial and Natural Areas
- Tiered, Three Development Types
- Group to Group, Development and Natural/Working Uses
Generalized Zoning Map - REGIONAL, A-size pdf
- How we combined zoning classes from 11 counties, by Susan Pulsipher, Grant Project Coordinator, GIS Coordinator, NC Department of Commerce, Division of Community Assistance.
- Zoning data reference table, by Susan Pulsipher.
Land Suitability Maps - BY COUNTY, A-size pdf's
Land suitability maps represent potential for different types of land use, based on criteria relating to land characteristics and location. Sustainability is related to six types of land suitability:
Bladen County, A-size pdf's
Cumberland County, A-size pdf's
Harnett County, A-size pdf's
Hoke County, A-size pdf's
Lee County, A-size pdf's
Montgomery County, A-size pdf's
Moore County, A-size pdf's
Richmond County, A-size pdf's
Robeson County, A-size pdf's
Sampson County, A-size pdf's