National Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Handbook 310-VI, Issue 1
Author: United States. Soil Conservation Service
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Published: 1983
Total Pages: 136
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Soil Conservation Service
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Published: 1983
Total Pages: 136
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Chris Cocklin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-04-09
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 0429692676
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Planning for the use of rural lands in the developed countries of the world has become an increasingly contentious process as resources become more limited and conflicting needs grow stronger. The critical questions are "Which is more important—agriculture, livestock production, recreation, industry, or urban housing?" and "Who decides priorities and responsibilities for use?" The capacity of the land to meet all of the demands placed upon it, without serious environmental disruption, has become a major concern for all. Recognizing the exigencies of the situation, the contributors define and evaluate the theoretical and methodological frameworks within which rural land-use problems can be analyzed. In , the discussions focus on the identification and characterization of resources and competing users of rural lands, stressing that a careful articulation of the problem is essential to effective planning. is aimed at developing appropriate information bases useful in planning for the problems related to the management of these rural lands. The discussion of policy options for rural resource use in builds upon the material in the previous two sections to provide a framework for an analysis of rural resource use.
Author: Donald A. Davidson
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 400
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Willy H. Verheye
Publisher: EOLSS Publications
Published: 2009-09-19
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 1848262361
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This Encyclopedia of Land Use, Land Cover and Soil Sciences is a component of the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. Land is one of our most precious assets. It represents space, provides food and shelter, stores and filters water, and it is a base for urban and industrial development, road construction, leisure and many other social activities. Land is, however not unlimited in extent, and even when it is physically available its use is not necessarily free, either because of natural limitations (too cold, too steep, too wet or too dry, etc.) or because of constraints of access or land tenure. This 7-volume set contains several chapters, each of size 5000-30000 words, with perspectives, applications and extensive illustrations. It carries state-of-the-art knowledge in the fields of Land Use, Land Cover and Soil Sciences and is aimed, by virtue of the several applications, at the following five major target audiences: University and College Students, Educators, Professional Practitioners, Research Personnel and Policy Analysts, Managers, and Decision Makers and NGOs.
Author: Donald A. Davidson
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 216
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Edwin Anderson
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Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781558442979
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →State and local governments in this country have adopted a number of policies to regulate the conversion of rural land to developed uses. One of the most significant and least understood is preferential assessment of rural land under the real property tax, often called use-value assessment (UVA) or current-use assessment. This book explains and analyzes the critical questions raised by this fiscal tool for farmland preservation. Under UVA, the assessments of various parcels of land within a given state may vary tremendously from property to property. A tract that is zoned residential with access to a turnpike might be assessed at $7,865 per acre. In the very same neighborhood, though, an even larger tract of vacant land might be assessed at a mere $127 per acre, which is far below the market value. How can there be such dramatic differences in the assessment of land values within the same community or neighborhood? Has the town assessor failed to treat property owners fairly and equally, as required by state law? Not at all. Nearly all states across the country permit, and even require, local assessors to value some parcels of undeveloped land far below their fair market values for the purpose of levying local property taxes. Despite their stated purpose of preserving rural lands from urban development, UVA programs can have unintended negative consequences. One is erosion of the legal and constitutional principle of uniformity of taxation; another is shifting of the local tax burden to other property owners, perhaps in a regressive manner. Occasionally UVA programs generate political controversy and even legislative action concerning "fake farmers" who enjoy low property tax bills, but whose land might only be used to sell firewood or Christmas trees to a few friends and neighbors. This volume explains the origins, key features, impacts, and flaws of use-value assessment programs across the United States. It describes in detail the process and characteristics of UVA programs in 44 states and recommends reforms. This book serves as a road map for public officials, scholars, and journalists concerned with agricultural taxation and land use issues.
Author: Regional Science Research Institute
Publisher:
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 420
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: D. Barry Dalal-Clayton
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9780198296010
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This unique book focuses on natural resources surveys, and how their information is used in land-use planning, environmental impact assessment, strategic planning, and policy making. It offers numerous practical examples and up-to-date references.