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ECONOMICS OF ARIZONA'S ENVIRONMENT
The goal of this resource page is to offer meaningful and timely resources on land use planning and smart growth strategies, transportation, air quality, water management and energy that address the overall economic and environmental impact of these issues. Check back often as we will continue to add valuable reports, maps, white papers, studies, etc. that are important to a statewide sustainability agenda.
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WHY PARKS AND OPEN SPACE MATTER
The Economics of Arizona's Natural Assets
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 Arizonans value their parks and open space, ranking them as key quality of life indicators. In addition, parks and open spaces create jobs and generate billions of dollars in revenue.
Multiple land ownerships and funding mechanisms produce parks and open space issues that are complex, confusing and sometimes controversial. Meanwhile, a depressed economy and recession has impacted parks negatively at every jurisdictional level from federal and state to county and municipal governments.
Arizona Forward has developed a parks and open space primer to provide unbiased facts, background information and answers to frequently asked questions on this important topic.
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VALLEY FORWARD’S GUIDE TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY CHOICES IN ARIZONA
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Questions like “Why isn’t Arizona the ‘Solar Capital’ of the World?” and “Why aren’t residential solar systems more affordable?” are answered in an energy primer recently published by Valley Forward Association.
Energy is and will continue to be a hot topic around the world and in Arizona as the state’s economy shifts to renewable energy and green technologies. The goal of the energy guide is to help opinion leaders and the public better understand this highly complicated topic so that decision makers can make more informed choices about our energy future.
The comprehensive resource book and online publication provides objective, unbiased facts, background information and answers to frequently asked questions about alternative forms of energy. It includes a section on energy in Arizona and where it comes from, as well as content on renewable energy (solar, wind, geothermal) and nuclear energy. Energy policies are also discussed and referenced provided.
Arizona’s present power production includes larger percentages of nuclear and natural gas generation than the U.S. as a whole, with most of the state’s energy coming from nonrenewable sources — oil, natural gas and coal.
The energy primer helps sort out the complexities about electricity and its generation, and also provides readers with a framework for understanding the scale, economics, environmental impacts and reliability of power generation.
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