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Key
Concepts
As expressed by the Foundation's
mission statement, the Foundation
supports sustainable real estate and land use practices.
It is important for potential applicants to understand what the
Foundation means by these terms, and key concepts of the Foundation's
"land use perspective".
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Working
Definitions |
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Real Estate |
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Land Use |
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Real estate means real property. Real property refers
to the land and anything of a permanent nature upon the land,
such as structures, trees, minerals, and the benefits, interests,
and rights thereof. |
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Land use means access to, ownership,
management, control (including regulation, planning, etc.) of
real property. |
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Land
Use Perspective: Key Concepts |
- Sustainable land use includes
the environmental, economic, social, and governance* values that
shape communities and regions.
* Governance means helping
decision-makers make better decisions in the context of official
community plans, regional district plans, watershed management
plans, and/or planning activities of senior government agencies.
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- Use of land, as well as its
conservation, contributes to community well-being.
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- The use of land employs human
resources and capital to achieve community well-being and the
creation of wealth. As a finite resource, some lands must be
conserved. Decisions about the use of public and private land,
in myriad circumstances, should be based on objective and current
information. This is in the interest of the public trust.
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- The Foundation's goal is to
support responsible land use, where "responsible" means
informed and accountable.
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Mission
& Strategy | Funding Criteria | Letter of Inquiry | Grant
Application |
