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(a report prepared by the American Farmland Trust for the Delaware Department of Agriculture)
Report Summary
Report Presentation by the American Farmland Trust on May 16, 2007
(entire presentation)
Report Presentation by the American Farmland Trust on May 16, 2007 (individual slide presentation)
Slide – 1 – Trends in Delaware’s Growth and Spending
Slide – 2 – Delaware Data Sources
Slide – 3 – Population and Housing
Slide – 4 – Total Population & Housing Growth
Slide – 5 – The Second Highest Population Increase Happened in the 1990's
Slide – 6 – Largest Growth in Housing Occurred From 1870 to 2000
Slide – 7 – Changing Land Use and Land Consumption Rates
Slide – 8 – More People Are Living Outside of Wilmington
Slide – 9 – Land in Farms Declined By 344,000 Acres Over 50 Years
Slide – 10 – Land Consumed Since 1984 Equals Previous 300 Years of DE History
Slide – 11 – Housing Development After 1984 Consumes More Land On Average
Slide – 12 – State Spending
Slide – 13 – Post War Growth Caused Bonded Debt to Rise in the 1960's
Slide – 14 – Capital Budget Per Person Increases 250 Percent From 1986 to 2005
Slide – 15 – School Transportation Costs Per Pupil Tripled From 1970 to 2005
Slide – 16 – Combining the Trends
Slide – 17 – Is Land Consumption Creating Higher Costs?
Slide – 18 – Land Consumption and Capital Budgets Show Rising Trend
Slide – 19 – Sprawl Increases Auto Travel by 79 Percent
Slide – 20 – Major Findings
Slide – 21 – Major Findings
Slide – 22 – Major Findings
Slide – 23 – Major Findings
Slide – 24 – Final Points
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Last Updated: Monday, 31-Mar-2008 14:49:11 EDT
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