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This study is concerned with the geographic patterns of land conservation strategies employed by the 1,667 land trusts included in the Land Trust Alliance’s 2005 National Land Trust Census. The spatial distribution of land trusts, the number of acres owned, acreage under conservation easement, and the total number of acres protected by all means by the various land trusts are considered, and these are in turn mapped, analyzed, and discussed: this is done first by utilizing sum totals and then again by using location quotients to find patterns of concentration relative to the United States. Possible causal factors for the spatial distribution patterns found such as per capita income and population are also examined. Several three-dimensional visualizations are presented to offer a unique perspective as well as to facilitate an increased understanding of certain patterns of concentration than could be achieved from traditional mapping techniques and location quotient tables alone.
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Hess, R.C., Pomeroy, G.M. (2015). The Geographic Distribution of Land Trust Activities in the United States: An Analysis Based on 2005 National Land Trust Census Report Data. In: Dutt, A., Noble, A., Costa, F., Thakur, S., Thakur, R., Sharma, H. (eds) Spatial Diversity and Dynamics in Resources and Urban Development. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9771-9_8
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