Sponsor
Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning
First Advisor
Megan Horst
Date of Publication
Summer 9-1-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Urban Studies (M.U.S.)
Department
Urban Studies and Planning
Language
English
Subjects
Rural land use -- Oregon -- Willamette River Valley, Dwellings -- Oregon -- Willamette River Valley, Farms -- Oregon -- Willamette River Valley, Zoning -- Oregon -- Willamette River Valley, Land use -- Law and legislation, Agricultural laws and legislation
DOI
10.15760/etd.5776
Physical Description
1 online resource (vi, 71 pages)
Abstract
This thesis provides an extensive look at where permitted non-farm uses and dwellings have clustered within Exclusive Farm Use (EFU) zones in the Northern Willamette Valley in Oregon. There is a looming concern that non-farm related uses and dwellings, or non-farm development, are conflicting with agricultural preservation strategies. Specifically, non-farm developments can potentially undermine the critical mass of farmland needed to keep the agricultural economy sustainable, but until now, studies have lacked spatially precise data to systematically track these phenomena. This thesis offers methodological contributions towards analyzing these operations and presents a broad account of what has been occurring in the region. Using permit approval data from the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) and 2015 county tax lot shapefiles, I geocoded the locations of these uses and dwellings. I used location quotient and spatial autocorrelation coefficients to identify non-farm hotspots in the region and summarized different typologies that have developed. The findings reveal that viticulture operations have amassed near Dundee and Newberg in Yamhill County, while commercial activities and home occupations have clustered near the Salem-Keizer UGB. Concurrently, dwellings have clustered near the Yamhill-Polk County border. Finally, I offer suggestions to improve Oregon's agricultural land use policy and data management process, as well as advocate for more intensive research in the future to generate narratives for our results.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/21760
Recommended Citation
Chun, Nicholas, "Identifying Clusters of Non-Farm Activity within Exclusive Farm Use Zones in the Northern Willamette Valley" (2017). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 3888.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.5776