Over the past several decades, concern about loss of forest-based ecosystem services has
caused all fifty states to adopt programs to lower property taxes on enrolled private …

County level farmland and residential housing values are estimated for the Mid‐Atlantic
region as a function of farm returns, developed land values, household incomes, population …

This paper provides an overview of the theory and methods used to implement use‐value
property tax assessment for agricultural land in the United States. After a critical review of the …

In this study, we analyze the effect of property taxes on changes between agricultural,
forestry, Conservation Reserve Program, and developed land uses in Louisiana. We …

Successfully integrating human activities with ecosystem conservation forms the foundation
of sustainability and is key to maintaining biological diversity. This is especially important in …

Survey research is used to evaluate how property tax reductions affect the land-use
practices and attitudes of nonindustrial private forest landowners in rural Tennessee. The …

In this article I expand on Turnbull's presentation by highlighting two important aspects of
regulations and their effects on land use. First, I summarize what we know about the …

As concern grows regarding urban sprawl and forest and agricultural land preservation, the
effectiveness of land-use policies in shaping land-use change warrants further study. We …

Concerns about the preservation of farm and forest land in the United States in the face of
development pressures have led to many land preservation policies, including preferential …

More than two-thirds of Georgia's private forestland (or 14.6 million acres) are enrolled in
one of the state's preferential property tax programs. Besides alleviating property tax …