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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Exurban Development"”.
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Mammalian habitat use along a residential development gradient in northern Colorado
"Exurban" development occupies nearly five times more land in the United States than urban and suburban development combined. Understanding the effects of exurban development on biodiversity thus has important and wide-ranging implications for the planning, construction and stewardship of …
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Septic regulations and suburban development patterns : an analysis based on soil data in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
… systems are fundamental elements of modern urban development. Decentralized, privately operated, on-site wastewater disposal systems have also played an important role in suburban and exurban development over the past fifty years. This research is an attempt to assess the current influence of …
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The Status and Sustainability of Acequias on the Lower Rio Chama River, New Mexico
… loss of water rights and land to both urban and exurban development. Planning techniques are utilized to ascertain the status of acequias on the lower Rio Chama River, New Mexico, with the data applied to developing a model plan for the sustainable development of the Abiquiu area. A comparison of …
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Identifying Forest Conversion Hotspots in the Commonwealth of Virginia using Multitemporal Landsat Data and Known Change Indicators
… even the small changes associated with exurban development.
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Impacts of Land-Use on Leaf Breakdown and Macroinvertebrate Assemblages in Southern Appalachian Streams
… ecosystem structure and function, however, 'exurbanization' and its impact on streams is poorly understood. This study compares the ecosystem structure and function of 9 southern Appalachian streams of differing land-use (forested, exurban, agricultural). Impacts of land-use on leaf breakdown …
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Landscape patterns and patch dynamics in Hamilton county over a forty year period: applicability to the conservation of the eastern box turtle
Exurban development is the fastest growing form of land use in the southeastern US and the primary driver of habitat and biodiversity loss. Species with long generation times such as the eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) can persist in an urbanizing environment but have higher …
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Residential Development Patterns in Flathead County, Montana
… land values and the probability of residential development at the parcel level. This research develops spatial variables thought to affect land values in an ArcGIS 9.2 environment and develops a regression model that estimates land values based on those spatial variables in SPSS 15.0. These …
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Residential Development Patterns in Flathead County, Montana
… land values and the probability of residential development at the parcel level. This research develops spatial variables thought to affect land values in an ArcGIS 9.2 environment and develops a regression model that estimates land values based on those spatial variables in SPSS 15.0. These …
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Recreation Capital: Natural Resources, Amenity Development, and Outdoor Recreation in Bend, Oregon
… recreational resources associated with amenity development. I argue that recreational resources are produced along lines similar to the production of timber, water, or mineral resources. Their production depends on the material characteristics of the resource, infrastructures of development, …
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The Mis/Alignments of Land Use Controls with Perceived Local Preferences in Porter County, Indiana
In the past several decades, exurban areas have grown quickly, and are predicted to continue growing. Two broad schools of thought have emerged to explain low-density growth, one claiming homebuyer preference and the other claiming that local land use controls exclusively require low-density …