An Area Plan for Land Use, Clatsop County, Oregon

Excerpts: The study on which this report is based was undertaken at the invitation of the Clatsop County Court and the County Land Use Committee to collect, analyze and coordinate basic data from which to develop a sound land-use program. Through the cooperative effort of the Committee, county officials, and interested individuals, both State and Federal, an attempt has been made to evaluate available physical, social, and economic data in order to determine, for the next decade or so, the best major uses for which the lands are adapted. It is hoped that the resulting land-use plan and supporting data will continue to be of help in bringing about a better understanding of land-use problems in the county and will be of assistance to the local people in determining areas in which: 1--conditions are most favorable to agricultural development including grazing. 2--sound forest-management practices should be encouraged. 3--settlement is undesirable. 4--the extension or contraction of public services appears desirable and economical. 5--agricultural credit should be restricted or extended.

节录：本报告依托的研究系应克拉特索普县法院（Clatsop County Court）与县土地使用委员会之邀开展，旨在收集、分析并整合基础数据，以制定科学合理的土地利用规划。通过委员会、县政府官员以及州、联邦层面相关利益个体的协同协作，本研究尝试对现有自然、社会与经济数据进行评估，以期在未来十年左右的周期内，明确该县土地最适配的核心用途。本研究期望最终形成的土地利用规划及配套支撑数据，能够助力各方进一步理解本县的土地利用问题，并协助当地民众明确以下五类区域：1. 最适宜包括放牧在内的农业发展的区域；2. 应鼓励推行合理森林经营实践的区域；3. 不适宜开展定居开发的区域；4. 公共服务设施拓展或收缩兼具必要性与经济性的区域；5. 农业信贷应予以限制或放宽的区域。