§ 9.172. Expansion of traditional concepts.

 (a)  Open space programs, especially in urban areas, have in the past tended to emphasize needs related to high intensity recreation. While recognizing the importance of these recreational uses, there is a parallel need for ecologically valuable lands which are also important to satisfy other human needs and maintain a high quality human environment.

 (b)  It shall be the environmental policy of the Commonwealth to recognize metropolitan open space resources as lands both necessary to protect ecologic processes and necessary to satisfy a wide range of human needs.

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