Agricultural Land Use in the Regulated Metropolitan Periphery | Bücher.de

Farming in urban periphery contributes to welfare ofurbanites thorough incomes, jobs, and open spaces.Approximately, half of the US s total agriculturalsales originate from these areas where urbanexpansion also creates conflict and competitionbetween farming and urban uses. Since 1980s,Portland, Oregon, has experienced a dramatic urbangrowth, along with increasing land speculation,fragmentation, and conversion to urban uses. Inresponse, Oregon instituted statewide planningmeasures to manage its urban growth and to protectits prime farmland from conversion. This bookanalyzes effects of uncertainty, planning measures,urban uses on Christmas trees and horticulturalfarming in Portland Metropolitan periphery. AGIS-based-Hedonic Thunian Land Value and a DiscreteChoice model show that planning measures may havedifferent impacts for farming dependent on theirlocations. The study also sheds light on effects ofaccess to local markets, urban land uses,externalities, uncertainty, and expectations on landuse value and choice. Hence, this book will be usefulto planers, and persons interested in urbanmanagement, agricultural economics, policy analysis,and urban studies.

EAN: 9783639066722

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