Seasonal Habitat Requirements
Georgia Deer Facts
Controlling Deer Damage in Georgia
Key Words: habitat, environment, deer management, white tailed deer, hunting, facts, eating habits, living habits
Carpet Industry Effects on the Environment
"Carpet Don't Get No Respect" - article on the carpet industry and its impact
Why Green Your Carpets? - an article from the Environmental Protection Agency
Carpet and Rug Industry Sustainability Report
A History of the US Carpet Industry
Key Words: carpet industry, environment, pollution, toxicity, toxic waste, Georgia, sustainability
Zoning laws for Northwest GA
The laws governing how land can and cannot be used in Dalton, Georgia are fairly complex, and can be confusing to laypersons. This should provide a basic overview.
Localities typically divide their jurisdictions into segments, referred to as "zones," on which particular types of use are permitted. For example, one area of a town might be zoned for residential use, a nearby one for commercial use, and areas on the outskirts zoned for industrial use. This practice is called "zoning."
There are many different reasons that cities might engage in zoning - but it is usually designed around making cities more livable, by preventing conflicting uses from clashing with one another. After all, few people would want to live in a house next to a vacant lot, if there is a chance that somebody could decide to build a pig farm next door. The security provided by zoning laws helps preserve property values
On the other hand, zoning laws recognize and attempt to accommodate the necessity of factories and other industrial activities. They simply seek to ensure that such activities are conducted in a way that they don't conflict with the rights of adjacent landowners to use and enjoy their property in peace. Source
Greene County Zoning Restrictions - Heavy Industrial Impact (pg. 64-65)
Basic Zoning Laws via the Small Business Administration
Zoning 101: Basic GA Zoning Laws
Land Use Amendments for Habersham County
The city of Dalton, Georgia—located between Atlanta, Georgia, and Chattanooga, Tennessee—is unrivaled in its production of carpet. Almost 90 percent of the functional carpet produced worldwide is made within a 25-mile radius of Dalton. In their 1999 book about the industry, Randall L. Patton and David B. Parker note that Dalton has evolved in much the same way as California's Silicon Valley, through a rapid expansion of new firms started by entrepreneurs and through cooperation among owners, mills, and local government. It was only after World War II that the carpet industry came to be identified with this region. Entrepreneurs developed a new tufting technology and captured the carpet industry previously dominated by woven-wool carpet manufacturers in the Northeast.
The six largest carpet companies and 18 of the largest 35 carpet companies are headquartered in Georgia. The carpet cluster includes the carpet tufting mills, yarn mills, finishers, backing manufacturers, machinery suppliers, maintenance services, and sample companies that directly support the carpet industry. Seventy-five to eighty percent of the yarn used by the carpet industry is produced and processed in Georgia. Over 50,000 employees in Dalton are engaged in carpet manufacturing, and seventy-two interstate trucking companies are utilized to transport carpet and raw materials, in addition to fleets owned by many carpet companies. Source
Key Words: land use, Georgia, zoning, city planning, commercial, residential, restrictions, regulations, industrial
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