Publication Date
1968
Abstract
In recent years municipal and state governments have become aware of the conservational and recreational value of natural land expanses located near urban centers. These virgin areas are generally referred to as "open space lands." Governmental interest in open space land may be attributed to a variety of factors: the radical growth of urban areas, the gradual intensification of air and water pollution, and the phenomenon of the population explosion. Furthermore, open space land disappears at a rate of about one million acres a year.' The problem, however, is more severe than this statistic would indicate due to the irregular pattern in which open space land is being devoured by growing cities. This rapid and uncoordinated con- sumption has created an urgent need for the implementation of land pro. grams which would serve to preserve open space land and regulate its development.
Recommended Citation
B., A. D.
(1968)
"Open Space Legislation: Suggestions for a Model Act,"
Georgia Law Review: Vol. 2:
No.
2, Article 8.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/glr/vol2/iss2/8