Checking In on the Land Based Classification Standards: Multi-Dimensional Classification at a Crossroads
PAS Memo — July-August 2012
By David Morley, AICP
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The Land Based Classification Standards (LBCS) is a system for classifying land based on its different physical, economic, and social characteristics. More importantly, though, LBCS allows jurisdictions, agencies, and institutions at the local, regional, state, and national levels to share land-based data.
This PAS Memo article provides an introduction to LBCS for practicing planners, highlights a few specific applications of this system to contemporary land-use planning challenges, and summarizes a basic process for incorporating the standards into a parcel-based data system.
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David Morley, AICP
David Morley, AICP, is a Research Program Manager with the American Planning Association in Chicago, where he edits Zoning Practice; manages and contributes to applied research projects; manages the development of the Research KnowledgeBase; develops, organizes, and participates in educational sessions and workshops; and writes for APA publications. Morley's research interests include the future of economic development, zoning reform, state frameworks for local and regional planning, novel and evolving land uses, and workforce dynamics within the planning profession.