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The impact of National Interstate Route 5 on adjacent non-agricultural land uses in the Willamette Valley, from Salem to Portland, Oregon

Creator:

Preston, John Phillip

Abstract:

The impacts of modern limited-access highways on the spatial distribution of non-agricultural development, and their influence in the shaping of occupancy patterns, are far-reaching and should be of eminent concern to all Americans. The location of the Interstate routes, with 80 percent of their 41,000 miles crossing rural localities, renders...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
The impact of limited-access highways on agricultural land : national interstate route 5, Linn County, Oregon, a case study

Creator:

Schmidt, Robert Howard

Abstract:

This study examines the impact of the recently constructed limited- access highway, Interstate 5, on agricultural land in Linn County, Oregon. More specifically it scrutinizes the quality and quantity of the land relinquished to the highway right -of -way; the effects on field boundaries, connectivity, mobility, drainage, land use, miscellaneous...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis