Using an Operational Planning Support System to Evaluate Farmland Preservation Policies

Richard E. Klosterman, Loren Siebert, Mohammed Ahmadul Hoque, Jung-Wook Kim and Aziza Parveen
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Richard E. Klosterman: University of Akron
Loren Siebert: University of Akron
Mohammed Ahmadul Hoque: University of Akron
Jung-Wook Kim: University of Akron
Aziza Parveen: University of Akron

Chapter 21 in Planning Support Systems in Practice, 2003, pp 391-407 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter describes the use ofa fully operational, commercially available, planning support system, What if?™, to evaluate alternative policies for preserving farmland in a rapidly urbanizing area in the midwestern United States. The chapter describes the study area, Medina County, Ohio, and the What if? model. It then describes the procedures that were used to obtain the required data and to apply the model to Medina County. The chapter concludes by considering the implications which the study has for efforts to preserve farmland and accommodate growth in the County.

Keywords: Water Service; Residential Development; Growth Scenario; Relative Suitability; Population Census Data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-24795-1_21

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