|
AgEcon Search >
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics >
Volume 40, Number 02, August 2008 >
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://purl.umn.edu/47205
|
| Title: | Population Growth and Land Use Dynamics along Urban–Rural Gradient |
| Authors: | Polyakov, Maksym
Zhang, Daowei |
| Keywords: | conditional logit
land use change
population gravity index
spatial lag |
| JEL Codes: | Q15
Q23
R14 |
| Issue Date: | 2008-08 |
| Abstract: | In this study we apply a spatial conditional logit model to determine factors influencing
land cover change in three contiguous counties in West Georgia between 1992 and 2001
using point (pixel) based observations of land characteristics. We found that accessibility to
population and population growth affect not only development of rural lands and
transition between agricultural and forestry uses, but also influence changes between forest
types. The model could be used to project land use–land cover change at watershed or
subwatershed level and thus serve as a valuable tool for county and city planners. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/47205 |
| Institution/Association: | Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics>Volume 40, Number 02, August 2008 |
| Total Pages: | 18 |
| From Page: | 649 |
| To Page: | 666 |
| Collections: | Volume 40, Number 02, August 2008
|
Files in This Item:
| File |
Description |
Size | Format |
|---|
| jaae-40-02-649.pdf | | 751Kb | PDF | View/Open |
|
Recommend this item
All items in AgEcon Search are protected by copyright.
|
