... INTRODUCTION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NEW JERSEY'S CHANGING LANDSCAPE AGRICULTURE IN SUBURBAN NEW JERSEY TAX POLICY PURCHASE OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS GEOGRAPHY OF FARMLAND PRESERVATION GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND LAND-USE REGULATION POLITICS OF FARMLAND PRESERVATION CONCLUSION MAPS AND GRAPHS
The SADC's Geographical Policies
An evolving complex of plans, policies and initiatives has, over the years, attempted to bring geographical coherence to farmland preservation. The concept of a "critical mass" was the original basis for establishing what, in SADC parlance, came to be the goal to "permanently preserve significant areas of reasonably contiguous farmland that will promote the long-term viability of agriculture as an industry." An examination of program maps at a regional scale shows that this has been accomplished to a marked degree, though doubts remain when local patterns of suburbanization intermingled with agriculture are examined. The SADC has adopted a succession of measures intended to bring about this geographic focus. The 1983 | |
|
