Land trust activity and highest and best uses under conservation easements in Georgia, USA

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 91-100

  Crehan, Columbia L ^a,c   Newman, David H ^a   Flick, Warren A ^a,d   Neuhauser, Hans ^b,d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Georgia Land Trust Service Center   (United States)

^c VT Dept of Environ Conservation   (United States)

^d VT Dept of Environ Conservation ^*

^e Land Trust Alliance's Natl Land T   (United States)

^f Land Trust Alliance's Natl Land T

Author keywords

Conservation easement; Highest and best use; Land trust; Property tax

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PROPERTY RIGHTS; TAX SYSTEM;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13744261653     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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