scholarly journals Protecting Rural Amenities Through Farmland Preservation Programs

2003 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia J. Nickerson ◽  
Daniel Hellerstein
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Spatial Patterns ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Agricultural Lands ◽  
Farmland Preservation ◽  
Farmland Protection ◽  
Development Rights ◽  
Purchase Of Development Rights ◽  
Farmland Preservation Programs ◽  
Rural Amenities

We investigate what farmland preservation programs reveal about the importance of protecting different rural amenities. An extensive content analysis of the enabling legislation of various farmland protection programs suggests wide variation exists in the protection of amenities. An analysis of 27 individual Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) programs’ selection criteria suggests these programs favor preserving amenities that are jointly provided by cropland and livestock operations. These PDR selection criteria also reveal unique preferences regarding the spatial patterns of preserved agricultural lands. Variation in relative weights given to protecting most parcel characteristics in PDR programs is not easily explained by factors that characterize areas experiencing farmland losses.

The Impact of Parcel Characteristics on the Cost of Development Rights to Farmland

1993 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Wichelns ◽  
Jeffrey D. Kline
Keyword(s):  
Social Benefits ◽  
Farmland Preservation ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
Marginal Costs ◽  
Development Rights ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Farmland Preservation Programs ◽  
Panoramic Views

This paper examines the economic impact of selected farmland characteristics on the appraised value of development rights. Price elasticities are estimated for the size and location of farmland parcels, the amount of road frontage, the existence of panoramic views, and the distance to urban centers. Estimated elasticities suggest that parcel characteristics have a substantial impact on the cost of preserving farmland. For example, the per-acre cost of development rights is estimated to be 53 percent higher on farmland parcels that have a panoramic view of water than on parcels that have no water view. Similarly, the per-acre cost of development rights on a typical 25-acre farm is estimated to be 90 percent higher than on a typical 150-acre farm. Results suggest that the net social benefits obtained through farmland preservation programs may be enhanced by considering the impact of farmland characteristics on the marginal costs of purchasing development rights, when selecting among a set of candidate farms.

Study on the Montgomery County Farmland Preservation Program and its Enlightenment for China

2013 ◽  
Vol 368-370 ◽  
pp. 194-198
Author(s):  
Li Ming Tang ◽  
Meng Ting Liu
Keyword(s):  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Land Evaluation ◽  
Montgomery County ◽  
Farmland Preservation ◽  
Agricultural Industry ◽  
Development Rights ◽  
Transfer Of Development Rights ◽  
Purchase Of Development Rights

Montgomery County has been home to a strong agricultural industry, and the Farmland Preservation Program has contributed a lot. The two parts of the Program-the Transfer of Development Rights Program and the Purchase of Development Rights Program have preserved a great amount of farmland for the county and keep the development and prosperity of the agriculture. Nowadays, the recession of agriculture and the decrease of farmland are serious in China, so it is urgent to find solutions to those problems. The experiences from the Montgomery County has a certain sense of enlightenment for China to deal with the situation, such as 1) convert the development views and response to urban sprawl, 2) using economic means to solve the problems of farmland preservation, 3) establishing the development rights to guarantee the benefits and interests of farmers, 4) developing more scientific and reasonable land evaluation methods for the compensation.

scholarly journals Landowner Incentives to Participate in a Purchase of Development Rights Program with Application to Maryland

1983 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Phipps
Keyword(s):  
Capital Markets ◽  
Perfect Information ◽  
Participation Rates ◽  
Present Value ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Development Rights ◽  
Purchase Of Development Rights ◽  
Rates Of Growth ◽  
Development Pressure

A theory-based participation model is developed using the assumptions of perfect capital markets and perfect information. Given this specification it is shown that participation in a PDR program is always equivalent in present value terms to selling the land, and is always at least as good as not participating and remaining in farming.In order to investigate participation rates in the Maryland PDR program a less restrictive model is developed which relaxes the perfect capital markets assumption. It is found that a PDR program is most likely to be successful in regions characterized by relatively low levels of development pressure, and least likely to be successful in areas experiencing high rates of growth or areas that are not undergoing development pressure.

USE OF SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS IN STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESSES CONDUCTED IN BRAZIL

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (02) ◽  
pp. 1450008 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANTONIO WALDIMIR LEOPOLDINO DA SILVA ◽  
PAULO MAURÍCIO SELIG ◽  
HANS MICHAEL VAN BELLEN
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
Good Practices

Sustainability indicators (SIs) are important elements in Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) processes. By means of Content Analysis, the documentary study underlying this paper aimed to characterise and analyse the use of SIs in the final reports of 32 SEAs conducted in Brazil. The results are that 30 SEAs utilise SIs, aiming to make the baseline of the study (all of them), anticipate and monitor the effects of the plan or program (73.3%), compare scenarios (46.7%) and/or alternatives (26.7%). Reports have shortcomings in addressing the SIs, such as insufficient description of the selection process, no reference to the selection criteria adopted, and the use of vague and poorly formulated SIs, that are often expressed in the form of impact or objective. Other aspects related to SIs are analysed, with the quantification of their occurrence. The study also highlighted good practices identified in SEAs, which may improve the management of SIs in future processes.

scholarly journals Issues at the Rural-Urban Fringe: Land Use -- Agricultural Districts

EDIS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2005 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodney L. Clouser
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
Urban Fringe ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
Agricultural Use ◽  
Development Rights ◽  
Purchase Of Development Rights

This fact sheet is one in a series intended to familiarize readers with land use issues at the rural-urban fringe. Several of the fact sheets specifically address techniques used in various states, including Florida, to encourage the long-term stability of land in agricultural production. Many states use more than one technique in an attempt to prevent land from converting from agricultural to non-agricultural use. Other techniques used to sustain agricultural land, explicitly addressed in forthcoming fact sheets, include Fee Simple Purchase and Purchase of Development Rights, Transfer of Development Rights, Clustering of Development, and Conservation Easements. Other fact sheets addressing rural-urban land use issues are available through the UF/IFAS Electronic Data Information System (EDIS) at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. This is EDIS document FE555, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. This document is one of a series entitled "Issues at the Rural-Urban Fringe". Published October 2005. 

scholarly journals New Farmland Preservation Programs in New York

1975 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 390-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
William R. Bryant ◽  
Howard E. Conklin
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Farmland Preservation ◽  
Farmland Preservation Programs
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