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Factors Influencing Support for Rural Land Use Control: A Case Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

Donald M. McLeod ,
Jody Woirhaye  and
Dale J. Menkhaus
Donald M. McLeod
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071-3354. Contact: Donald McLeod at above address. Phone: (307)766-3116. Fax: (307)766-5544. E-Mail: dmcleod@uwyo.edu
Jody Woirhaye
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071-3354
Dale J. Menkhaus
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071-3354
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Abstract

Agricultural land is being converted into rural residences at an unprecedented rate in the Inter-mountain West. Survey data have been collected for Sublette County, Wyoming concerning preferences for private land use and land use controls. Selected land use controls include zoning, purchase of development rights and cluster development. Local in-migration appears to be driven by the pursuit of open space and environmental amenities. Logit models are estimated for public and private choice co-variates. Private concerns about land use are the chief determinants of land use control approval.

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Agricultural and Resource Economics Review , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , April 1999 , pp. 44 - 56
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Copyright © 1999 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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