1 Identify Preferred Alternative and Finalize Plan Planning Steps 7 & 8

2 Social Science Activities in Land Use Planning Planning StepsSocial Science Activities Steps 1 & 2: Identify and Develop Planning Criteria Identify publics and strategies to reach them Identify social and economic issues Identify social and economic planning criteria Step 3: Inventory DataIdentify inventory method Collect necessary social and economic (S/E) data Step 4: Analyze Management Situation Conduct S/E assessment of continuing current management. Document assessment methods appendix or technical report Step 5: Formulate Alternatives Identify S/E opportunities and constraints to formulate alternatives Step 6: Estimate Effects of Alternatives Identify analysis methods Analyze S/E effects of alternatives Document analysis methods in an appendix/tech report Assess mitigation opportunities Step 7, 8: Identify Preferred Alternative and finalize Plan Identify potential S/E factors to help select the preferred alternative Step 9:Monitor/evaluateTrack S/E indicators

3 Objectives Identify the important economic and social concerns that surfaced in issue identification and scoping Prioritize the social and economic issues Incorporate appropriate social and economic factors into those issues when identifying the Preferred Alternative

4 Develop/Select Preferred Alternative Work with the decision-maker to ensure a basic and common understanding of the social and economic issues that surfaced during the planning effort Consider a newsletter asking people to evaluate alternatives based on their perceptions of effects and encourage the use of this information to help craft a Preferred Alternative Help the decision-maker prioritize the social and economic issues Ensure that social and economic concerns and likely effects are correctly incorporated into the selection process for the Preferred Alternative

5 Selection Criteria What are some social or economic criteria that should be considered when you the select the Preferred Alternative?

6 Process for Selecting the Preferred Alternative Summarize significant social and economic effects by alternative (table format) Apply selection criteria Involve the public and cooperating agencies, as appropriate Identify the preferred alternative

7 Issue and Revise Draft RMP/EIS Consider soliciting public comments in ways that allow for interaction Revise social and economic sections based on comments received Suggest changes to preferred alternative based on comments received

8 Issue Final and ROD Encourage decision maker to draft ROD that: –Explicitly mentions social and economic concerns and impacts –Describes how these are being addressed and the rationale for addressing them in this way

9 Exercise 5 Summary Comparison of Economic Impacts