Ontario's Greenbelt in an international context

Netherlands Green Heart The term ‘Randstad Holland’ was first used in the 1930s but only to refer to the group of towns and cities located relatively close to each other in the Western Netherlands.7 Until the mid-1950s, the Randstad concept was familiar only to the inner circle of the planning community. [...] The report laid the foundation for the Randstad and the Green Heart.9 Protection for the Green Heart was controversial as large-scale development had been planned for the area but the need to preserve agricultural land prevailed.10. [...] The recent National Spatial Strategy, approved by the Netherlands Upper House in January 2006,26 continues to strongly support the Green Heart and commits the central government to stay actively involved in developing the Green Heart and financing new development and necessary policy tools.27 The Strategy sets out direction for develop- ment in the Green Heart: The development programme for the Gr [...] A number of Oregon statutes apply to the UGB regime, including the Comprehensive Land Use Planning Coordination Statute,37 the Local Government Planning Coordination Statute,38 and the Organization and Government of Cities Statute.39 In the Portland area, the UGB is managed for the region by the Metro Council, an elected regional government with jurisdiction over 25 cities in three counties.40 The [...] The land that is designated as part of the ALR is part of a controlled agricultural land use zone.54 The Agricultural Land Commission established by the Act has the discretion to include or exclude agricultural land in the ALR.55 Local governments and private owners must make an applica- tion to the Commission if they want land to be included in or excluded from the ALR.56.