A well-designed Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA) system can help public officials, with limited funds, acquire development rights to build a “critical mass” of preserved farmland.
Publications
Using LESA in a Purchase of Development Rights Program
Publication Name
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
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Author
Tom L. Daniels
Publisher
Ankeny, IA: Soil and Water Conservation Society
Page Numbers
617-621
Publication Date
January 01, 1990
Publication Type
Articles
State
National, Pennsylvania
Keywords
Federal Farmland Protection Policies & Programs, Land Evaluation and Site Assessment, Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easements
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