8. No buildings. Parcels not selected Parcels intersect with buildings so they are selected as “developed” parcels Step 1: identify developed and undeveloped parcels
18. impervious cover coefficients vary by land use Source: Cappiella and Brown (2001) Land use ICC Agriculture .019 Open urban land .086 2 acre lot residential .106 1 acre lot residential .143 ½ acre lot residential .212 ¼ acre lot residential .278 1/8 acre lot residential .326 Townhomes .409 Multifamily residential .444 Institutional .344 Light industrial .534 Commercial .722
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22. forest conservation regulations influence forest cover coefficients Photo courtesy of Harford County DPW Photo courtesy of Randall Arendt Forest cover coefficient = .057 Forest cover coefficient = .40
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24. Zoning Category Buildable Area (acres) Forest Cover Coefficient Future Forest Cover on Buildable land (acres) Agriculture 765 .168 128.5 Open Urban Land 50 .268 13.4 LDR 732 .321 235.0 MDR 645 .248 160.0 HDR 220 .203 44.7 Institutional 88 .134 11.8 Commercial 130 .067 8.7 Total 2,630 602.1
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27. common scale issue: Map B contains alot more detail on forest cover while Map A is fairly generalized B A