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Determining relative benefits to communities from urban and agricultural land use change in Napa County, California

Creator:

Bernard, Mark A.

Abstract:

Urban sprawl and the establishment of greenbelts to separate growing cities and towns has become a popular topic of conversation among land use professionals. Economists focus on urban growth in terms of land rents and have sought market solutions such as transfers and purchases of development rights to slow this...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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Urban and Agricultural Land Use Change in Napa County, California by Mark A. Bernard
Selected factors affecting the pattern of agricultural land conversion in Washington County, Oregon, 1963-1973

Creator:

Furuseth, Owen J., 1949-

Abstract:

In recent years the conversion of agricultural lands to more intensive non-rural land uses has become a focus of increasing public awareness and concern. The growing attention to farmland conversion is manifested in increasing public policies and legilsation to protect agricultural and forestry land uses. Nevertheless, our understanding of the...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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land conversion in Washington County, Oregon, 1963-1973 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Owen James