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This article is a description of the use of the Soil Conservation Service's land evaluation and site assessment (LESA) system by Latah County, Idaho, USA. It provides an example of adapting the system to a diverse, rural area by a lay planning commission utilizing the services of professional planners and soil conservationists. The resulting emphasis on a design that reflects local values and planning policies is discussed. Sample applications of this county's method of rating site suitability for agriculture are provided.
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Di, Noto, Michael, J., and Stephen, J. Smith. 1984. Economic development in Moscow and Latah County and a development process for the future. University of Idaho Center for Business Development and Research, Moscow, Idaho, 269 pp.
US Department of Agriculture. 1983. National Agricultural Land evaluation and site assessment handbook. Soil Conservation Service, Washington, DC. No page numbers.
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Stamm, T., Gill, R. & Page, K. Agricultural land evaluation and site assessment in Latah County, Idaho, USA. Environmental Management 11, 379–388 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01867167
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01867167