Land Cover and Socio-economic Characteristics in the Eight Counties of Alabama: A Spatial Analysis

Gyawali, Buddhi Raj; Fraser, Rory; Wang, Yong; Bukenya, James O.

doi:10.22004/ag.econ.20173

Land Cover and Socio-economic Characteristics in the Eight Counties of Alabama: A Spatial Analysis

Gyawali, Buddhi Raj ; Fraser, Rory ; Wang, Yong ; Bukenya, James O.

This study employed a clustering algorithm and a logistic regression analysis to examine the relationship between cropland and demographic attributes obtained at the census block group level. The result indicated that population density, African Americans, and poverty are significantly related with crop land use in the region.

Subject(s):

Institutional and Behavioral Economics

Issue Date:

2004

Publication Type:

Conference Paper/ Presentation

DOI and Other Identifiers:

10.22004/ag.econ.20173

Record Identifier:

https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20173

PURL Identifier:

http://purl.umn.edu/20173