Economics and Contemporary Land Use Policy: Development and Conservation at the Rural-Urban Fringe

ISBN-13: 9781933115214 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 336 str.

Robert J. Johnston; Stephen K. Swallow

Opis

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 Contemporary Land-Use Policy explores the causes and consequences of rapidly accelerating land conversions in urban-fringe areas, as well as implications for effective policy responses. This book emphasizes the critical role of both spatial and economic-ecological interactions in contemporary land use, and the importance of a practical, policy-oriented perspective.