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LOCATIONAL EFFECTS OF URBANIZATION ON AGRICULTURE IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA

Larson, Janelle M.; Findeis, Jill L.; Smith, Stephen M. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2000

urbanization in this region. Despite development, traditional agriculture still predominates. Changes in land use were examined … increased it. Other measures of urbanization, such as proximity to a city or inter-state highway had no statistically … significant effect on farm practices. Keywords: Agricultural adaptation, rural development, off-farm income, urbanization, land …

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The Global Supply and Demand for Agricultural Land in 2050: A Perfect Storm in the Making?

Hertel, Thomas W. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010

2010 AAEA Presidential Address; forthcoming in January 2011 AJAE in shortened version.

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BALANCING ACT: ECONOMIC INCENTIVES, ADMINISTRATIVE RESTRICTIONS, AND URBAN LAND EXPANSION IN CHINA

Feng, Juan; Lichtenberg, Erik; Ding, Chengri - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

We examine how the system of “federalism, Chinese style” functions in the context of land allocation. China’s land laws give provision of land a central role in local officials’ growth promotion strategies. Requisitions of farmland by local authorities have engendered significant rural...

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The Evolution of Community Development in the United States

Dobis, Elizabeth A.; Delgado, Michael S.; Florax, Raymond - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2014

Previous work on the growth and location of communities has analyzed only one aspect of community growth at a time, either the location, growth, or birth of settlements. We use these three descriptive aspects of settlements to create a story that addresses when communities were created, where...

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An Economic Analysis of Transportation Fuel Policies in Brazil

Nunez, Hector; Onal, Hayri - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

In this paper, we simulate the Brazilian agriculture and transportation fuel sectors using a price endogenous mathematical programming model to analyze the impacts of recent changes in fuel policies and strong demand in world sugar markets on producers’ supply responses, consumers’ driving...

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Economic and environmental impacts of implementing multiple agro-environmental policies in New Zealand

Daigneault, Adam; Greenhalgh, Suzie; Samarasinghe, Oshadhi - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

Agricultural and forestry GHG emissions are a key feature of New Zealand’s emissions profile, and New Zealand is the only country, to date, to have indicated that agricultural and forestry emissions will be covered under their domestic climate policy – the New Zealand Emissions Trading...

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Inter-and intra-annual global crop acreage response to prices and price risk

Haile, Mekbib G.; Kalkuhl, Matthias; Braun, Joachim von - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

Understanding how producers make decisions to allot acreage among crops and how decisions about land use are affected by changes in prices and their volatility is fundamental for predicting the supply of staple crops and, hence, assessing the global food supply situation. The innovations of the...

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Economic and environmental impacts of implementing multiple agro-environmental policies in New Zealand*

Daigneault, Adam; Greenhalgh, Suzie; Samarasinghe, Oshadhi - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND CONVERSION IN THE SOUTHEAST

Nzaku, Kilungu; Bukenya, James O. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2005

Revised version of paper added to AgEcon Search 10/06/05.

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PRESERVATION OR DEVELOPMENT: COMPETING USES OVER THE FUTURE OF FARMLAND IN URBANIZING AREAS

Nickerson, Cynthia J.; Bockstael, Nancy E. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2001

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