The TDR handbook [electronic resource] : designing and implementing successful transfer of development rights programs / Arthur C. Nelson ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A simple concept -- How TDRs work -- Comparing TDRs to other preservation solutions -- The economics of TDRs -- Purchase of development rights -- Density transfer charges -- TDRs and the planning connection -- The 7 steps of TDR planning -- Designing sending areas -- Designing receiving areas -- Legal issues -- A review of state statutes -- TDR program administration -- Programs with purpose -- Farmland preservation case studies -- Farmland and environmental preservation case studies -- Environmental preservation case studies -- Rural character preservation case studies -- Historic preservation case studies -- Urban design and revitalization case studies -- The promise and future of TDRs.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.