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Public attitudes toward local farmland protection programs
| Author: |
Furuseth, Owen J. |
| Date: |
1987 |
| Periodical: |
Growth and Change |
| Abstract: |
Using telephone survey data, this study analyzes citizen attitudes toward a locally based farmland protection program for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The study findings indicate widespread public support for farmland protection, in general, and strong support for zoning and purchase of development rights approaches. Testing of the anti-elitist and sociospatial explanations for public support of land use regulations is carried out. A statistical analysis of survey results finds moderate support for the sociospatial explanation. |
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