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u~tp . <br />Chapter 7. Natural and Cultural Systems Element ~`•~ '' <br />a u <br />Natural and Cultural Systems Goal 6: Sustainable quality and quantity <br />of ground and surface water resources. <br />Natural and Cultural Systems Goal 7: A balanced and healthy diversity <br />of native plant and animal populations. <br />Natural and Cultural Systems Goal 8: Networks of protected natural, <br />cultural and agricultural lands. <br />7.4. Component Elements <br />7.4. r. A_gricultcaYe <br />^ Description of historical origins of county as an agricultural <br />community. <br />^ Description of farmland loss to urban and rural development <br />over recent decades. <br />^ Description of planning efforts that have identified protection <br />of farmland as critical community-wide goal - 1981 <br />Comprehensive Plan, point Planning Land Use Plan, Shaping <br />Orange County's Future, Rural Character Studies, New <br />Consensus for Farmland. <br />7.4.1.1. Historic Data, Current Data; and Evaluation of Trends <br />^ Acres of Farmland Harvested Cropland, 1967-1996 <br />^ Acreage of farmland and farmland converted to urban/rural <br />development (1997). <br />^ Acreage of land in Use Value Program (1993-2004) <br />^ Land with Voluntary Agricultural Districts or Agricultural <br />Conservation Easements <br />7.4.1.2. Needs Assessment <br />7.4.1.3. Objectives <br />~.4.z. Air And Energy Resources <br />^ Description of importance of air quality, and linkages <br />between air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate <br />change. <br />^ Description of air quality monitoring by NC Division of Air <br />Quality and nine monitors in Triangle region. <br />o~-a~~ co-rw~ty co-vv~-~eG~i~ve~ ~~. DRAFT 97-27-07 Z 8 <br />