Farming on the urban fringe: where are the farmlands going

Journal Article · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Environment; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00139157.1980.9929756· OSTI ID:5444640

Coughlin, R E

Urbanization threatens the nearly 52% of America's prime agricultural land which is adjacent to metropolitan areas. Farmland on the urban fringe is lost because of traditional supply and demand pressures. Technological innovations and affluence made it possible for urban workers to live in rural areas and to have a negative impact on farming activities. Incompatible social and political goals can shift the area to an urban-economy orientation as the influx of population brings changes in the political structure. Interviews with residents summarize the socio-economic and legal changes that develop as farm land is placed on the market and developed. Responses, either direct land use control or indirect tax incentives, vary according to local supply and demand perceptions. 22 references, 1 figure, 1 table. (DCK)

• Research Organization: Regional Science Research Inst., Philadelphia, PA
• OSTI ID: 5444640
• Journal Information: Environment; (United States), Journal Name: Environment; (United States) Vol. 22:3; ISSN ENVTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290400* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Energy Resources
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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Consumption
& Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- (1980-)
FARMS
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LAND USE
LIFE STYLES
POLITICAL ASPECTS
REGULATIONS
RURAL AREAS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
URBAN AREAS