A study on containment of development in farmland by Transfer of Development Rights

Abstract

TDR (Transfer of Development Rights) is a land preservation tool by which owners of property who are well situated for development acquires the development rights from a property for conservation. Since 1990s, U.S. cities have adopted TDR programs as an effective tool for achieving Smart Growth. In Netherlands, which had strict land-use regulation, TDR began to be introduced to prevent sprawl. Although Japan has many cities experiencing serious sprawl, TDR is seldom considered as a tool to cope with it. In this study, a methodology to implement TDR in Japan is suggested and the feasibility of TDR is discussed.