Fun and interactive, this activity is designed for those who know little about land use planning and zoning. Participants learn by developing two communitites, one unplanned and one planned. Discussion explores the issues and challenges of community growth and change, and community cooperation and conflict.
This game can also be used to explore economic development, provision of services such as transportation, aging communities, wealth and poverty, etc.
Zone! is available as a board game for large groups or as a single player online game.
Board Game
Learning Objectives
- Introduce the concepts of land use planning and zoning
- Understand that:
- conflict between land uses can occur
- can be difficult to avoid conflict over time
- growth and change have implications for rural land uses, such as agriculture and forestry
- some land uses take up more space than others and may have a larger overall impact on the community
- all communities may have locally unwanted land uses (LULUs)
$195.00 (includes shipping & handling)
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- 2 Player Quick Reference Cards
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- 2 Game Boards (3 x 4 ft.)
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- 80 Player Packets (20 blue, 20 green per game board)
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- 642 Land Use Cards (321per game board)
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- 20 Growth Cards (10 per game board)
Need more You Write cards? Lost a few houses? Download a printable pdf file to replace missing cards. Each pdf file is designed to print on 8.5 x 11. You may want to use a light weight card stock for better handling and durability.
You Write Cards (set of 10
Small Houses (set of 10)
Parks (set of 15)
Online Game (Single Player)
Our new single player digital version of the Land Use Game gives individuals a chance to build a community with zoning specific cards. Built in ability to take a snapshot of the game board provides the opportunity to capture the development to learn about zoning and discuss challenges.
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