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Critical Mass of Agriculture and the Maintenance of Productive Open Space

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Pritam S. Dhillon  and
Donn A. Derr
Pritam S. Dhillon
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics & Marketing, Rutgers University
Donn A. Derr
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics & Marketing, Rutgers University
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In recent years there has been increased concern over the maintenance of open space by various levels of government. Planning agencies and environmentalists have recognized that the quality of the environment and specifically air quality is in large part dependent upon wise land use planning. However, the role of agriculture in terms of what it can contribute to the maintenance of productive open space has not been fully recognized by the planners. Lands in close proximity to metropolitan centers have been looked upon as a potential supply for the more intensive uses while agriculture has been considered as a residual user.

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Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , May 1974 , pp. 23 - 34
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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