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Transfer of Development Rights in U.S. Communities: Evaluating program design, implementation, and outcomes

This report relied heavily on conversations with local planners, consultants, land use attorneys, and officials at land trusts in the communities under study. The report includes detailed case studies of ten programs in four states. The studies focus on a range of land use goals, including farmland preservation, protection of environmentally sensitive lands and curtailing sprawl.