Economics and Contemporary Land Use Policy: Development and Conservation at the Rural-Urban Fringe (Resources for the Future)

by RobertJ.Johnston (Editor), StephenK.Swallow (Editor)

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  Paperback
  2006

  $50.69

  As external forces increase the demand for land conversion, communities are increasingly open to policies that encourage conservation of farm and forest lands. This title explores the causes and consequences of rapidly accelerating land conversions in urban-fringe areas, as well as implications for effective policy responses.