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Land values and applied economics
| Author: |
Boehlje, M.D., P.M. Raup and K.D. Olson |
| Date: |
1991 |
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In: 2nd Annual Conference on Agriculture and the Environment; 1990 September; Itasca State Park, St. Paul, MN. Staff Paper P91-3. St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, Institute of Agriculture, Forestry and Home Economics, Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics. Sponsored by: Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy, University of Minnesota |
| Abstract: |
Environmental regulation, controls, litigation, and concerns have been an increasingly important dimension of the social and business climate in the U.S. Historically, these concerns have been focused on urban areas and industrial sources of pollution or environmental degradation. But increasing concern about air and water pollution and soil erosion have stimulated the debate about the impact of environmental concerns in rural areas. The focus of this discussion is on the impact of environmental regulations on land values, land use, and siting decisions. The issues to be discussed include the impact of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) on land values and land use, the impact of "swampbuster" and wetlands use regulation on land values, the impacts of management practices to reduce soil erosion or water pollution, the unique environmental problems of animal agriculture including siting decisions and waste disposal, and the impacts on land appraisal and lending practices. |
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