Fig. 1. There are four components of our framework for evaluating land use planning alternatives. First, stakeholder involvement is critical throughout the planning process and includes a series of meetings with planners, decision makers, and citizens to establish conservation goals, review spatial models, and identify feasible build-out scenarios. Second, spatial models of biological diversity and development patterns are developed based on the conservation goals and available data. Third, indicators of potential effects are analyzed for each build-out scenario. Finally, evaluation and monitoring of the conservation goals will allow for adaptive management.