Modeling Farmland Conversion with New GIS Data
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This paper uses an analytical and econometric approach to analyze the farmland conversion process, including the effects of population growth, real estate markets, the agricultural-urban edge, and farm returns. We use a unique county-level dataset on farmland conversion for California that tracks conversions between agricultural, urban and other land uses. Paper prepared for the annual meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association, Chicago, August 5-8, 2001. We thank Alvin D. Sokolow for providing data on development restrictions by county. Copyright 2001 by Nicolai V. Kuminoff and Daniel A. Sumner. All rights reserved. Readers may make verbatim copies of this document for non-commercial purposes by any means, provided that this copyright notice appears on all such copies.
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