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Saving Natural Areas, Farmland, and Historic Landmarks
with Transfer of Development Rights
and Density Transfer Charges
 

Beyond Takings and Givings
by Rick Pruetz, FAICP

Saving Natural Areas, Farmland and Historic Landmarks with Transfer of Development Rights and Density Transfer Charges

At 500 pages, this 2003 book is the most comprehensive publication to date on TDR. Beyond Takings and Givings describes the TDR success factors and provides a step-by-step guide to creating a TDR program. It also updates most of the 112 TDR programs in its' 1997 predecessor, Saved By Development, and profiles 30 more TDR programs. For more information, click here.

Cover of Beyond Takings and Givings
 

Mesa, Colorado

TDR Case Study Updates
Americans are increasingly concerned about the effect of urban sprawl on community character and quality of life as well as traffic congestion, air pollution, agriculture, water quality, wildlife habitat, open space, parks and outdoor recreation. Not surprisingly, a growing number of elected officials are adopting TDR programs in an effort to control the future shape of their communities. For a status report on TDR programs adopted or updated since Beyond Takings and Givings, please click here.
 
About TDR

Lake Tahoe in Snow

 The United States loses over four thousand acres of farmland and natural areas to development every day. Transfer of development rights, or TDR, is a planning implementation tool that works within the structure of a community's zoning code to encourage the voluntary redirection of growth away from places that communities want to save and to places that communities want to grow. For more information, click here.