Impact of Real Estate Development - South Carolina and the Gullah

Early Development

Development Lifestyles

Role of Golf

Development Impact

Development Opposition

Portfolio Assignments

Land Developer
Development Impact

Courtesy of Daniel Island

Use the template Summarizing Internet Resources when visiting links. Print it and make copies as needed. Visit as many links as you can in the time you are given or as your teacher directs. There are 29 links to review for this role.

These 6 links provide an overview of the state of land development in South Carolina and what some of the issues are.

QUESTIONS TO THINK ABOUT WHILE REVIEWING THESE LINKS

How is development changing South Carolina?
What are some of the problems associated with too much development?
How are communities responding to development?

Research Links

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Development Maps of South Carolina Counties
www.callsouthcarolina.com/callsc.cfm?page=community
rural&document=underdeveloped_map
www.callsouthcarolina.com/callsc.cfm?page=community
rural&document=developed_map
Look to see which counties are most and least developed.

Land Conversion in South Carolina
www.strom.clemson.edu/publications/london/conversion.pdf
This is a PDF file and you need Adobe Acrobat to open it. Article provides statistics on the rate of land development in the state.

South Carolina Counties Look to Balance Urban Growth, Preservation www.augustachronicle.com/stories/111397/
met_scgrow.html

Sprawl Threatens Lowcountry Farmlands
http://clemsonews.clemson.edu/WWW_releases/2000/
June2000/STI_Ag_Study.html

Charleston-Area Development at the Crossroads
www.crbj.com/articles/1999/02151999/Charleston-
area%20development%20at%20the%20crossroads.htm

County Increases Set-Aside Funding for Land Program
www.savannahnow.com/stories/062398/
CMNlandprogram.html