Farmland Protection: The Role of Public Preferences for Rural Amenities
Daniel Hellerstein, Cynthia Nickerson, Joseph Cooper, Peter Feather, Dwight Gadsby, Daniel Mullarkey, Abebayehu Tegene, and Charles Barnard (Team Leader)
Agricultural Economic Report No. (AER815) 74 pp,
November 2002
Investigates the relative importance of preserving different amenities conserved by farmland protection programs. Examines farmland protection program enabling legislation in the 48 contiguous States, and implementation of these programs in five Northeastern States.
Keywords: rural amenities, preferences, farmland preservation, enabling legislation, purchase of development rights, PDR, farmland protection, rural land protection, conservation easements
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- Frontmatter, 9 Kb
- Contents, 13 Kb
- Executive Summary, 19 Kb
- Introduction, 16 Kb
- Farmland Protection Programs and Rural Amenities, 1,086 Kb
- Analysis of Farmland Protection Programs, 106 Kb
- Conclusions: The Role of Farmland Protection in the Supply of Rural Amenities, 23 Kb
- Appendix 1:, 17 Kb
- Appendix 2:, 14 Kb
- Appendix 3:, 17 Kb
- Appendix 4:, 20 Kb
- Appendix 5:, 30 Kb
- Glossary, 14 Kb
- References, 27 Kb
- Entire Report, 1,298 Kb
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