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The determinants of right-to-farm conflicts
| Author: |
Lisansky, Judith; Andrews, Margaret S.; Lopez, Rigoberto A. |
| Date: |
1988 |
| Periodical: |
Rural Sociology |
| Abstract: |
Previous work posits that agricultural land use conflicts associated with right-to-farm issues are primarily a consequence of urban pressure. This paper examines the role played by farm, farmer, and community characteristics as determinants of these conflicts. The three most common right-to-farm conflicts (nuisances, local ordinances, and trespass and vandalism) are analyzed. Data on both farmer worry and self-reported actual effects associated with these conflicts were collected through a survey questionnaire in New Jersey and analyzed with logit models. Findings reveal that farm operation characteristics (enterprise type and size) are more strongly linked to right-to-farm conflicts than either farmer or community characteristics. The empirical results fail to support the hypothesis that right-to-farm conflicts are strongly linked to urban pressure. We suggest that a more complex explanation including national, ideological, and political factors be developed so that the determinants of right-to-farm conflicts can be better comprehended. |
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