Download or read book Methods of Assessing Land written by Clarence Emmett Keller and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Use value Assessment of Rural Land in the United States written by John Edwin Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: State and local governments in this country have adopted a number of policies to regulate the conversion of rural land to developed uses. One of the most significant and least understood is preferential assessment of rural land under the real property tax, often called use-value assessment (UVA) or current-use assessment. This book explains and analyzes the critical questions raised by this fiscal tool for farmland preservation. Under UVA, the assessments of various parcels of land within a given state may vary tremendously from property to property. A tract that is zoned residential with access to a turnpike might be assessed at $7,865 per acre. In the very same neighborhood, though, an even larger tract of vacant land might be assessed at a mere $127 per acre, which is far below the market value. How can there be such dramatic differences in the assessment of land values within the same community or neighborhood? Has the town assessor failed to treat property owners fairly and equally, as required by state law? Not at all. Nearly all states across the country permit, and even require, local assessors to value some parcels of undeveloped land far below their fair market values for the purpose of levying local property taxes. Despite their stated purpose of preserving rural lands from urban development, UVA programs can have unintended negative consequences. One is erosion of the legal and constitutional principle of uniformity of taxation; another is shifting of the local tax burden to other property owners, perhaps in a regressive manner. Occasionally UVA programs generate political controversy and even legislative action concerning "fake farmers" who enjoy low property tax bills, but whose land might only be used to sell firewood or Christmas trees to a few friends and neighbors. This volume explains the origins, key features, impacts, and flaws of use-value assessment programs across the United States. It describes in detail the process and characteristics of UVA programs in 44 states and recommends reforms. This book serves as a road map for public officials, scholars, and journalists concerned with agricultural taxation and land use issues.
Download or read book Novel Measurement and Assessment Tools for Monitoring and Management of Land and Water Resources in Agricultural Landscapes of Central Asia written by Lothar Mueller and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-04 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book aims to initiate a sustainable use of land and water resources in Central Asia by the transfer of scientific methods. It deals with the most advanced methods worldwide for better monitoring and management of water and land resources. We offer an array of methods of measuring, assessing, forecasting, utilizing and controling processes in agricultural landscapes. These are laboratory and field measurement methods, methods of resource evaluation, functional mapping and risk assessment, and remote sensing methods for monitoring and modeling large areas. The book contains methods and results of data analysis and ecosystem modeling, of bioremediation of soil and water, field monitoring of soils, and methods and technologies for optimizing land use systems as well. The chapter authors are inventors and advocators of novel transferrable methods. The book starts with an analysis of the current state of water and land resources. Finally concrete proposals for the applicability of novel methods are given.
Download or read book Spatial Accuracy Assessment written by Kim Lowell and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-03-01 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spatial technologies such as GIS and remote sensing are widely used for environmental and natural resource studies. Spatial Accuracy Assessment provides state-of-the-science methods, techniques and real-world solutions designed to validate spatial data, to meet quality assurance objectives, and to ensure cost-effective project implementation and completion. If you use GIS, remote sensing and other spatial mapping technologies for resource management, land use planning, engineering or environmental studies, this vital reference will save you time and money.
Download or read book Land Use and Soil Resources written by Ademola K. Braimoh and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-02-02 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poor land management has degraded vast amounts of land, reduced our ability to produce enough food, and is a major threat to rural livelihoods in many developing countries. This book provides a thorough analysis of the multifaceted impacts of land use on soils. Abundantly illustrated with full-color images, it brings together renowned academics and policy experts to analyze the patterns, driving factors and proximate causes, and the socioeconomic impacts of soil degradation.
Download or read book Handbook for the Field Assessment of Land Degradation written by Michael Stocking and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2001 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Farm Land Assessment Practices in the United States written by International Association of Assessing Officers and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Property Appraisal and Assessment Administration written by Joseph K. Eckert and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential volume for anyone needing information on the property tax: appraisers, taxpayers, students, reformers, government officials. Adopted as the official assessment manual by many states. A readable, authoritative text. Covers valuation methods used by private appraisers & by assessors. Addresses tax policy & management issues related to efficient assessment administration. Treats both practice & underlying theory. Contents include The Ad Valorem Tax System; A Framework for Valuation; The Economics of Real Property Appraisal; Appraisal Theory: Mass Appraisal & Single-Property Appraisal; Data Collection & Management; The Sales Comparison Approach; Land Valuation; The Cost Approach; An Introduction to the Income Approach; Real Investment & Finance; Income, Expense & Lease Analysis; Mass Appraisal; Mass Appraisal Model Building Theory; Mass Appraisal Model Calibration; Elements of Administration; Mapping System Management; Revaluation Planning; Computers in Mass Appraisal; Sales Analysis & Mass Appraisal Performance Evaluation; Quality Assurance, Notifications, Appeals & Public Relations. Index, glossary, references & list of equations. Complemented by Assessment Administration Practices in the U.S. & Canada: 1992 Update. pap. $50 (ISBN 0-88329-082-0) See annotation. To order call: 312-947-2053.
Download or read book Urban Land Appraisal written by International Association of Assessing Officers and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development written by Ephraim Nkonya and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-11-11 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals with land degradation, which is occurring in almost all terrestrial biomes and agro-ecologies, in both low and high income countries and is stretching to about 30% of the total global land area. About three billion people reside in these degraded lands. However, the impact of land degradation is especially severe on livelihoods of the poor who heavily depend on natural resources. The annual global cost of land degradation due to land use and cover change (LUCC) and lower cropland and rangeland productivity is estimated to be about 300 billion USD. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts for the largest share (22%) of the total global cost of land degradation. Only about 38% of the cost of land degradation due to LUCC - which accounts for 78% of the US$300 billion loss – is borne by land users and the remaining share (62%) is borne by consumers of ecosystem services off the farm. The results in this volume indicate that reversing land degradation trends makes both economic sense, and has multiple social and environmental benefits. On average, one US dollar investment into restoration of degraded land returns five US dollars. The findings of the country case studies call for increased investments into the rehabilitation and restoration of degraded lands, including through such institutional and policy measures as strengthening community participation for sustainable land management, enhancing government effectiveness and rule of law, improving access to markets and rural services, and securing land tenure. The assessment in this volume has been conducted at a time when there is an elevated interest in private land investments and when global efforts to achieve sustainable development objectives have intensified. In this regard, the results of this volume can contribute significantly to the ongoing policy debate and efforts to design strategies for achieving sustainable development goals and related efforts to address land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
Download or read book Manual of Methods for Soil and Land Evaluation written by Edoardo A. C. Costantini and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The goal of the manual is to supply an operational tool for pedologists, agronomists, environmentalists, and all of the other specialists who carry out land evaluation for agriculture and forestry or, more generally, stakeholders and policy makers who make decisions at the local level based on the knowledge of the nature of soil. Discussion of the topics is not only technical and operational, but also in-depth and didactic; therefore, the text may also be used as a valid complement for students majoring in subjects that involve soil use, management and conservation. The literature offers a wide choice of possible soil and land evaluation methods, while knowledge of the relationships existing between the physical characteristics of lands, particularly those of soils, and the requirements of specific uses is limited.
Download or read book Land Degradation and Desertification Assessment Mitigation and Remediation written by Pandi Zdruli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-07-20 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Land Degradation and Desertification: Assessment, Mitigation, and Remediation reports research results in sustainable land management and land degradation status and mitigation in 36 countries around the world. It includes background papers with continental and international perspectives dealing with land degradation and desertification studies. The book assembles various topics of interest for a large audience. They include carbon sequestration and stocks, modern techniques to trace the trends of land degradation, traditional and modern approaches of resource-base conservation, soil fertility management, reforestation, rangeland rehabilitation, land use planning, GIS techniques in desertification risk cartography, participatory ecosystem management, policy analyses and possible plans for action. Various climatic domains in Africa, Asia, Europe and The Americas are covered. The book will be of interest to a variety of environmental scientists, agronomists, national and international policy makers and a number of organizations dealing with sustainable management of natural resources.
Download or read book Land Evaluation written by C. Sys and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climatic evaluation according to papadakis; USDA land capability classification; Parametric system for general evaluation purposes; Land capability classification for the humid tropics; Crop specific land evaluation method FAO land suitability classification; General principles; Evaluation procedure; Approach to a quantitative evaluation; Land evaluation methods for irrigated agriculture; General evaluation methods for irrigation; Evaluation system for irrigation developed by FAO in Iran; Parametric evaluation system for irrigation purposes; USBR evaluation method for irrigation correlated with the FAO land classification;Specific evaluation methods for irrigation; Evaluation for sprinkler irrigation; Evaluation for rice cultivation.
Download or read book Climate and Land Degradation written by Mannava VK Sivakumar and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-11 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on an International Workshop held in Arusha, Tanzania, this book presents state-of-the-art papers, real world applications, and innovative techniques for combating land degradation. It offers recommendations for effectively using weather and climate information for sustainable land management practices.
Download or read book Soil Physical Measurement and Interpretation for Land Evaluation written by Keppel Coughlan and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2002-11-26 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soil physical measurements are essential for solving many natural resource management problems. This operational laboratory and field handbook provides, for the first time, a standard set of methods that are cost-effective and well suited to land resource survey. It provides: *practical guidelines on the soil physical measurements across a range of soils, climates and land uses; *straightforward descriptions for each method (including common pitfalls) that can be applied by people with a rudimentary knowledge of soil physics, and *guidelines on the interpretation of results and integration with land resource assessment. Soil Physical Measurement And Interpretation for Land Evaluation begins with an introduction to land evaluation and then outlines procedures for field sampling. Twenty detailed chapters cover pore space relations, water retention, hydraulic conductivity, water table depth, dispersion, aggregation, particle size, shrinkage, Atterburg limits and strength. The book includes procedures for estimating soil physical properties from more readily available data and shows how soil physical data can be integrated into land planning and management decisions.
Download or read book Methods for Assessing Land Price Effects of Local Public Policies and Actions written by David E. Dowall and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Land Evaluation written by Donald A. Davidson and published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. This book was released on 1986 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
