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Changes in land quality accompanying urbanization in U.S. fast growth counties
| Author: |
Heimlich, R.E.; Krupa, K.S. |
| Date: |
1994 |
| Periodical: |
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation |
| Abstract: |
Changes in the quality of the cropland base due to urban growth in l35 1970s and 115 1980s fast growth counties were investigated using paired point aerial photography and the 1987 National Resources Inventory. Land quality was assessed using the USDA prime farmland definition, LCC I-III, and potential gross revenue per cropped acre. The empirical evidence did not support conventional wisdom regarding concentration and urbanization of better quality land in urbanizing areas. Evidence on net changes in cropland quality was mixed: quality declined using the prime land and LCC 1-III measures, but potential gross revenue per acre increased. |
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