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Comorehensive Plan Coastal Management Element Moreover, other data comparisons were evaluated in the analysis including taxable property value ranges impacted based on inundation level, degree of impacts to higher and lower functional classification roads, and total acres impacted based on future land use designation. Those baseline data provided critical insights for implementation of long range adaptation planningstrate lg_es. ANALYSIS Land Use This analysis section addresses issues, problems, and opportunities within the coastal zone. A complete analysis of land use data, including a comparison of land use acreages by classification, is contained in the Future Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan. In the past, comprehensive plan policies, including the Future Land Use Map, have successfully directed new residential and nonresidential development to designated areas of the county. Consequently, there have been few amendments to the land use map and only minor adjustments to the county's Urban Service Area boundary since the county's current comprehensive plan was adopted in 1990. In fact, the only significant changes to the Future Land Use Map in the previous decade have been amendments designating publicly acquired environmental lands for conservation. Going forward, the major land use issues facing Indian River County in the coastal zone and in the county overall are urban sprawl, rural sprawl, agricultural preservation, and conservation of natural systems within the context of development. Economy Generally, the county's economy is limited in diversity and largely reliant on service oriented industries. Despite this current lack , of economic diversity, Indian River County has attractive qualities that certain businesses look for. These qualities, which include an available development - ready supply of land and an exceptional quality of life (warm weather, beaches, minimal population density, resource-based recreational opportunities, etc.), will aid the county as it seeks to increase its economic base in the future. • Eco Tourism A significant aspect of the County's quality of life is its natural resources, not the least of which is the Indian River Lagoon. Resources such as the lagoon provide significant economic benefits to the county. According to the Indian River Lagoon Economic Assessment and Analysis Update (2007), the total economic impact in 2007 of visitors to the Indian River Lagoon in Indian River County was over $110 million. Because of its natural assets, as well as cultural heritage, Indian River County has an opportunity to capitalize on ecotourism. From an economic development standpoint, the County, through its County Environmental Lands Program, is actively preserving some of its greatest natural assets and Community Development Department Indian River County 26 APPENDIX A