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• • • management programs must be in sync with the community's commitment if long -term success is to be assured. Recognizing this, it is critical that the city roll -out ecological programs in a pragmatic and paced manner that is in sync with available resources. As discussed in this section, the first steps toward creating a sustainable local ecology includes: • Working closely with the development community and community leaders to embrace a conservation development approach to planning so that the type of ecological impacts caused by past development patterns are not repeated in the future - only to become the next generations ecological concerns. • Focusing on educational programs to help residents better understand the issues and build a base of support for ecological programs. • Undertaking testing and smaller restoration projects to develop scientific underpinnings and experience. The framework presented here suggests That the city seek to achieve a sustainable landscape qualify. The framework presented here suggests that the city seek to achieve a sustainable landscape quality. A sustainable landscape is defined as the point at which the city can indefinitely maintain a certain acceptable level of resource quality within the context of human development and uses of the land. This sustainable level is contingent upon three primary factors: • Public understanding of and commitment to land preservation and stewardship programs. • Adopting a conservation development approach to land development. • Undertaking ecological restoration and management programs. Individual and community values, policy -maker support, and financial resource commitment will ultimately define the extent to which restoration and management programs are implemented within the city. that the city seek to achieve a sustainable landscape qualify. The framework presented here suggests that the city seek to achieve a sustainable landscape quality. A sustainable landscape is defined as the point at which the city can indefinitely maintain a certain acceptable level of resource quality within the context of human development and uses of the land. This sustainable level is contingent upon three primary factors: • Public understanding of and commitment to land preservation and stewardship programs. • Adopting a conservation development approach to land development. • Undertaking ecological restoration and management programs. Individual and community values, policy - maker support, and financial resource commitment will ultimately define the extent to which restoration and management programs are implemented within the city. Overview of Conservation Development Conservation development focuses on land development that service human needs and values while minimizing impacts on the integrity, quality, and sustainability of the surrounding • Page 3