Protect Natural and Scenic Resources
This objective is at the core of preventing sprawl: by identifying and protecting these resources, development can be directed to places that are already urbanized and have the infrastructure to support new development. Protecting natural and scenic resources, is not just a matter of aesthetic, cultural and ecological value. These resources have economic value: as tourist destinations, as farmland and as “green infrastructure”, saving on the costs of infrastructure needed to convey and treat water.