Collaborative Land-Use Decision Models
Supporting transparent, community-informed land-use decision-making through interactive modelling tools and applied research.
What This Platform Offers
Land-use decisions often involve balancing community priorities, environmental considerations, and long-term planning goals.
This platform brings together practical modelling tools and applied research approaches to support better decision-making.
- Community engagement and decision-making
- Land-use scenario exploration
- Transparent planning processes
- Collaboration between communities and researchers
Featured Model: FN-LUVM
The First Nation – Land Use Voting Model (FN‑LUVM) is a community‑focused simulation tool that helps explore how members may respond to different land‑use options. Built from real community input, it supports informed conversations about planning, stewardship, and future development.
- Explore how different land‑use scenarios might be supported
- Reflect community values, knowledge, and priorities
- Visualize how opinions shift through learning and discussion
- Support transparent, community‑driven decision‑making
Where These Models Can Be Applied
Balance conservation and development.
Support housing and infrastructure decisions.
Model long-term environmental scenarios.
Track land-use changes over time.
Scale from local to national applications.
Collaboration and Approach
This work supports community-led decision-making and collaborative development of land-use tools.
The platform is designed to evolve through partnerships with communities, researchers, and organizations.
Research Foundation
Land use models are based on applied research and help to demonstrate how structured approaches can improve land-use decision-making.
Collaborating on this research strengthens our ability to expand real‑world applications and build meaningful partnerships.
Interested in Applying These Models?
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