Swank Extension/Policy Briefs


REGIONS AND MANAGING GROWTH ...

GROWTH AND CHANGE: DOES ENHANCING OHIO'S SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS
PROVIDE THE KEY TO GROWTH
(Mark D. Partridge, Ayesha Enver, & Jill K. Clark, 2007)

GROWTH AND CHANGE: EMPLOYMENT GROWTH, FUTURE PROSPECTS, AND CHANGE AT THE OHIO RURAL-URBAN INTERFACE
(Mark D. Partridge, Jill K. Clark, & Ayesha Enver, 2007)


GROWTH AND CHANGE: POPULATION CHANGE IN OHIO AND ITS RURAL-URBAN INTERFACE
(Mark D. Partridge, Jeff S. Sharp, & Jill K. Clark, 2007)


Agricultural Change by Metropolitan Character in Ohio: 1978 to 1997   (Jeff S. Sharp, 2000)

Development Impact Fees:  A Primer   (Carmen Carrión & Lawrence W. Libby, 2000)    Click here for a link to the OSU Fact sheet version of this paper.

Growth and Change at the Rural-Urban Interface:  An Overview of Ohio's Changing Population and Land Use   (Jill Clark, Jeff Sharp, Elena Irwin, & Larry Libby, 2003)

IMPACT FEES:  Comments from County Farmland Preservation Plans, 2000   (Allen Prindle, 2001)

land cover in ohio's townships:  an analysis of township land cover and population change
(Jason Reece and Elena Irwin, 2002)

Learning from the Application of Land Use Change Models    (Laila Racevskis and Lawrence W. Libby, 2002)

Metro Growth:  A Mandate for Reinventing Regions in the 21st Century   (Lawrence W. Libby and Imelda Nalugenge, 2001)

RURAL AND NONMETROPOLITAN POPULATION CHANGE IN OHIO, 1950 TO 1998   (Jeff S. Sharp and Valerie Winland, 1999)

TOWNSHIP GROWTH & CHANGE:  POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS OF OHIO'S TOWNSHIPS 1960 TO 2000  (Jeff Sharp and Jason Reece, 2001)

Transfer of Development Rights:  A Real Policy Option for Ohio?    (Lawrence W. Libby & Peggy Kirk Hall, eds., 2003)

URBANIZATION TRENDS IN OHIO:  TRACKING OHIO'S URBAN GROWTH AND LAND USE CHANGE   (Elena Irwin and Jason Reece, 2002)

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FARMLAND POLICY ...


America's Farmlands:  A Land Reserve for Societal Expansion or a Natural Resource Crown Jewel   (Fred P. Miller)

Efficiency, Equity and Farmland Protection: A n Economic Perspective   (Lawrence W. Libby, 2001)

Farmland As a Multi-Service Resource:  Policy Trends and International Comparisons   (Lawrence W. Libby, 2000)

Federal, State and Local Programs to Protect Farmland   (Lawrence W. Libby, 2003)

Improved Information in Support of a National Strategy for Open Land Policies:  A Review of Literature and Report on Research in Progress   (Larry Libby, et al., 1999)

Improving the Farmland Policy Options for Ohio Local Government   (Lawrence W. Libby, 1999)

OHIO'S AGRICULTURAL EASEMENT PURCHASE PROGRAM:  AN EVALUATION OF THE RANKING SYSTEM in the Journal of Economics and Politics, Volume 18, No. 1, pages 73-88  (Allen Prindle, 2006)

Regional Comparisons from Ohio's 2002-04 Agricultural Easement Purchase Program   (Allen Prindle, 2004)

Rural Land Use Problems and Policy Options:  Overview from a U.S. Perspective   (Lawrence W. Libby, 2002)

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AGRO-ENVIRONMENTAL ...


Addressing Water Quality in Agriculture:  Institutional Aspects and Prospects   (Lawrence W. Libby, 2001)

Making Environmental Policy Analysis Relevant:  The EPA Case  (Laila Racevskis and Lawrence W. Libby, 2002)

Making TMDLs Work in Rural Watersheds  (Laila Racevskis, Sandra Batie and Mary Schulz, 2001)

New Generation Resource Policy for a Region in Transition:  Land Use, Agriculture, Environment, and Health in the Great Lakes Region    (Laila Racevskis, Mary Schulz, Sandra S. Batie, Lawrence W. Libby and Patricia Norris, 2004)

Communities, Animal Agriculture and Air Pollution:  Policy Issues and Options for the Future  (Lawrence W. Libby, 2004)

Reducing Sediment Loading in Lake Erie by Identifying Legal and Policy Options for Improved Agricultural Drainage Ditches   (Peggy Kirk Hall and Lawrence W. Libby, 2004)

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COMMUNITY LAND USE DECISIONS ...


Agricultural Conservation Easements:  The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations   (Michael D. Bailey & Lawrence W. Libby, 2002)

CAUV:  Comments from County Farmland Preservation Plans, 2000     (Allen Prindle, 2001)

Community Collaboration in Farmland Preservation:  How Local Advisory Groups Plan    (Tomas M. Koontz & Katrina Smith Korfmacher, 2000)

Easement Price Variations Under the USDA Farmland Protection Program    (Imelda Nalukenge & Lawrence W. Libby, 2003)

The Effect of Rural Zoning on the Allocation of Land Use in Ohio   (Wen-ua Hsieh, Elena G. Irwin & Lawrence W. Libby, 2001)

Local Planning for Farmland in Ohio:  Summary Report on Farmland Preservation Task Force Planning in 15 Counties    (Tomas Koontz & Sara Schott, 2001)

Ohio's Five-Acre Exemption:  Comments from County Farmland Preservation Plans, 2000    (Allen Prindle, 2001)

Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easements and Other Farmland Rights: Evidence on Price and Willingness to Supply    (Yuan-fang Wang & Lawrence W. Libby, 2002)

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RURAL-URBAN INTERDEPENDENCE AND THE NEW ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ...


Ohio Farm Land In Context:  Insights from the 1997 National Resources Inventory    (Radha Ayalasomayajula & Larry Libby)

Policy Issues and Options at the Rural-Urban Interface:  A National Perspective   (Lawrence W. Libby, 2001)

Protecting Farmland at the Fringe:  Do Regulations Work?   (Lawrence W. Libby and Charles Abdalla, eds., 2001)

Reducing Impacts of Development on Water Quality:  Policy Directions for Guiding Urban Growth    (Lawrence W. Libby, 2003)

Rural Amenities and Farmland Values    (Larry Libby & Elena G. Irwin, 2002)

Rural-Urban Interface Issues and Farmland Protection   (Lawrence W. Libby and Michael R. Dicks, 2001)

Rural-Urban Interface:  Policy Issues and a Land Grant Response    (Lawrence W. Libby, 2001)

Rural-Urban Issues and Research Needs    (Lawrence W. Libby, 2004)