PROGRAMMING AREAS

   Community Capacity Building

   Regional Economic Development

   Entrepreneurship

   Local & Regional Food Systems

   Balanced Use of Natural Resources

   Other

The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
The Pennsylvania State University
7 Armsby Building, University Park PA 16802-5602
814/863-4656(phone); 814/863-0586(fax)
Please send questions and comments to:
nercrd@psu.edu

RESEARCH WORKSHOP ON LAND USE:
PROBLEMS AND CONFLICTS

Orlando, Florida

Agenda/Table of Contents

Introductions and Workshop Background

• David MacKenzie, Executive Director of NERA
• Results of survey of top research priorities

1. Land Use Problems and Conflicts: Overview of Causes, Consequences and Solutions
   1. U.S. Perspective, Larry Libby  [paper]
   2. European Perspective, Nick Hanley  [paper]
2. A Closer Look at Causes of Land Use Problems and Conflicts
   1. Employment, Economic Development and Technology, Charles Barnard
   2. Market failures and policy failures, Andy Seidl  [paper]
   3. Population Change/Land Use Forecasting, Soji Adelaja
   4. Changing Land Use Values and Preferences, John Bergstrom  [paper]
3. A Closer Look at Consequences of Land Use Problems and Conflicts
   1. Environmental Consequences, James Shortle
   2. Social and Political/Fiscal Consequences, Max Pfeffer  [paper]
   3. Cost of Community Services Studies, Steve Deller [paper]
   4. Other Economic/Health Consequences, Stephan Goetz [paper]
4. Data and Empirical Issues
   1. Modeling the R-U Interface in Data-Rich Environments, Kathleen Bell
   2. Data Sources and Measurement Issues, S. Goetz, others
   3. Measuring Land Values, K. Boyle, J. Bergstrom, J. Fletcher, R. Rosenberger
5. A Closer Look at Solutions to Land Use Problems & Conflicts
   1. Urban Land Use Policy, Al Sokolow  [paper]
   2. Rural Land Use Policy, Thomas Johnson [Group Discussion]
   3. Farmland Protection Policy, Lorie Lynch
6. A Research Agenda for the Next Ten Years
   1. Review, 3 Break-Out Groups, Reports to Entire Group, Synthesis
7. Wrap-Up and Further Steps

The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development is located at the Pennsylvania State University and collaborates with land grant institutions in the northeast U.S.