1st Edition
Economics and Contemporary Land Use Policy Development and Conservation at the Rural-Urban Fringe
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
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As external forces increase the demand for land conversion, communities are increasingly open to policies that encourage conservation of farm and forest lands. This interest in conservation notwithstanding, the consequences of land-use policy and the drivers of land conversions are often unclear. One of the first books to deal exclusively with the economics of rural-urban sprawl, Economics and... Read more
Introduction: Economics and Contemporary Land Use Policy -- Robert J. Johnston and Stephen K. Swallow
PART I: Economic Approaches to Land Use Policy
Land, Economic Change, and Economic Doctrine -- Emery N. Castle
Property Rights and Land Use Conflicts: Reconciling Myth and Reality - Daniel W. Bromley
PART II: Explaining Land Use Conversion: Spatial Perspectives
Forecasting Residential Land Use Change -- Elena G. Irwin, Kathleen P. Bell, and Jacqueline Geoghegan
Forecasting Development at the Suburban Fringe -- Joshua Templeton, Diane Hite, and Brent Sohngen
Describing Land Use Change in Multidisciplinary Analyses -- Jeffrey D. Kline
Critical Mass: Does the Number of Productive Farmland Acres or Farms Affect Farmland Loss? -- Lori Lynch
PART III: Land Conservation: Implications for Value and Taxation
Are Agricultural Land Preservation Programs
Self-Financing? -- Jacqueline Geoghegan, Lori Lynch, and Shawn J. Bucholtz
Land Development and Current Use Assessment - Richard W. England and Robert D. Mohr
Alternative Valuation Strategies for Public Open-Space Purchases: Stated versus Market Evidence -- John Loomis, Andrew F. Seidl, Kerri L. Rollins and Vicki Rameker
PART IV: Rural Amenities and Landscape Conservation
A Multifunctional Approach to Northeastern Agriculture -- Sandra S. Batie
Farmland Preservation Programs and the Importance of Rural Amenities --Cynthia J. Nickerson and Daniel M. Hellerstein
Support for Conservation Policies and Values for Conservation: Are They Related? -- Robert J. Johnston, Stephen K. Swallow, Dana Marie Bauer, and Lisa D. Philo
Integrating Biophysical and Economic Information to Guide Land Conservation Investments -- Paul J. Ferraro
PART V: Conclusion
Economics and Land Use Policy: Where Do We Go from Here? -- Robert J. Johnston
Biography
Robert J. Johnston is an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and associate director of the Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, both at the University of Connecticut. Stephen K. Swallow is a professor in the Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics at the University of Rhode Island.
'What distinguishes this important and innovative volume is the broad consideration of benefits and costs associated with the development or conservation of particular pieces of land. Further, the role of incentives in policy formation and land use decisions is analyzed explicitly. With this volume, readers have a valuable new resource for thinking about and addressing the consequences of unrelenting urban expansion into rural areas.' Stephen J. Goetz, The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, Pennsylvania State University
