Land Use Problems and Conflicts : Causes, Consequences and Solutions

The causes, consequences and control of land use change have become topics of enormous importance in contemporary society. Not only is urban land use and sprawl a hot-button issue, but issues of rural land use have also been in the headlines. Policy makers and citizens are starting to realize that many environmental and economic issues have the question of land use at their very core.Comprising papers from a conference sponsored by the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, Land Use Problems and Conflicts draws together some of the most up-to-date research in this

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Bergstrom, John C.
Other Persons:	Goetz, Stephen J. (contributor) ; Shortle, James S. (contributor)
Publisher:	London : Routledge
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com]

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (304 p)
Series:	Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics Routledge research in environmental economics ; 2 Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics Ser.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record ""Cover""; ""Halftitle""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""List of figures""; ""List of tables""; ""List of contributors""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 Contemporary land use problems and conflicts""; ""Part I: Land use problems and conflicts: causes""; ""2 Rural land use problems and policy options: overview from a US perspective""; ""3 Land use problems: a European perspective""; ""4 Employment growth, population growth and electronic technologies as determinants of land use""; ""5 Failing markets and fragile institutions in land use: Coloradoâ€?s experience"" ""6 Postproductivism and changing rural land use values and preferences""""Part II: A closer look at consequences of land use problems and conflicts""; ""7 Urban development impacts on ecosystems""; ""8 Urban growth, rural land conversion and the fiscal well-being of local municipalities""; ""9 Sense of place as an integrated framework for understanding human impacts of land use change""; ""10 Socioeconomic and health outcomes of land use""; ""Part III: Data and empirical issues""; ""11 Spatial analysis and applied land use research"" ""12 Public preferences for farmland attributes in conservation easement programs""""13 Value conflict and land use planning: an example at the ruralâ€?urban interface""; ""14 The impacts of land use on nearby property values: estimates from a hedonic house price model""; ""Part IV: A closer look at solutions to land use problems and conflicts""; ""15 Agri-environmental complementarities: challenges and opportunities in an old world""; ""16 Multifunctionality, land use and agricultural policy""; ""17 Sprawl: contemporary land use planningâ€?s paradigm"" ""18 The smart growth approach to urban land use: implications for farmland protection""""19 Protecting farmland: why do we do it? How do we do it? Can we do it better?""; ""20 What would an ideal Federal rural land use policy look like?""; ""21 Future research needs for rational land use decisions""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" Cover; Halftitle; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; 1 Contemporary land use problems and conflicts; Part I: Land use problems and conflicts: causes; 2 Rural land use problems and policy options: overview from a US perspective; 3 Land use problems: a European perspective; 4 Employment growth, population growth and electronic technologies as determinants of land use; 5 Failing markets and fragile institutions in land use: Colorado's experience; 6 Postproductivism and changing rural land use values and preferences Part II: A closer look at consequences of land use problems and conflicts7 Urban development impacts on ecosystems; 8 Urban growth, rural land conversion and the fiscal well-being of local municipalities; 9 Sense of place as an integrated framework for understanding human impacts of land use change; 10 Socioeconomic and health outcomes of land use; Part III: Data and empirical issues; 11 Spatial analysis and applied land use research; 12 Public preferences for farmland attributes in conservation easement programs 13 Value conflict and land use planning: an example at the rural-urban interface14 The impacts of land use on nearby property values: estimates from a hedonic house price model; Part IV: A closer look at solutions to land use problems and conflicts; 15 Agri-environmental complementarities: challenges and opportunities in an old world; 16 Multifunctionality, land use and agricultural policy; 17 Sprawl: contemporary land use planning's paradigm; 18 The smart growth approach to urban land use: implications for farmland protection 19 Protecting farmland: why do we do it? How do we do it? Can we do it better?20 What would an ideal Federal rural land use policy look like?; 21 Future research needs for rational land use decisions; Bibliography; Index
ISBN:	978-0-415-70028-3 ; 0-415-70028-0 ; 978-0-203-79983-3 ; 978-0-415-70028-3
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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