-Land Use Studies Initiative

NEW! Reforming Government Policies to Preserve Working Landscapes Conference (February, 2007)

• Conference Agenda
• Economic/Environmental/Social Benefits of Working Landscapes
• Tax and Appraisal Issues Related to Working Landscapes
• Property Tax and Appraisal Issues in Georgia
• Working Lands Preservation: Tools and Incentives
• Overview of the Georgia Land Conservation Program
• A slideshow on the impacts to farmers of possible GA tax reform

Greenspace and Farmland Preservation

• A guide to a spreadsheet based greenspace planning tool
• The spreadsheet based greenspace planning tool
  • For ranking parcels for inclusion
• A report on farmland preservation
  • Large file
• An executive summary of the above report
• A report on the tax benefits to farmers of farmland preservation

Economic and Environmental Benefits to Greenspace

• A PowerPoint slideshow on the economics of growth, sprawl, and greenspaces
• A report on the benefits of landscape patterns

Cost of Service Studies

• A report on studies in four counties on the fiscal impact of land uses on local governments
• A slide show on results of cost of service studies in Georgia (11 counties)
• A report on the fiscal impacts of land uses on local government
• A slideshow on the costs of growth to county governments

Smart Growth Tools

• A slide show on growth economics, including smart growth
• A toolkit for conservation subdivision ordinances