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Urbanization of Land in the Northeastern United States

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  • Dill, Henry W., Jr.
  • Otte, Robert C.

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About 85 percent of the rural land urbanized in 96 counties in 12 Northeastern States went to residential use during 1950-60. The remaining 15 percent was used for industrial, commercial, institutional, and recreational purposes, and for airports. Residential use was mainly open type; that is, land averaged above 0.5 acre per dwelling. About 50 percent of the land urbanized was cropland. Land going to urban use was largely the better farmland--about 80 percent was in land use capability classes I-III. For the entire study area, about .22 acre of land was converted to urban use for each person added to the population.

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  • Dill, Henry W., Jr. & Otte, Robert C., 1971. "Urbanization of Land in the Northeastern United States," Miscellaneous Publications 324010, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersmp:324010
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.324010
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    1. Morris, Douglas E. & Luloff, Albert E., 1978. "Socioeconomic Impacts On Agricultural Land Use In The Northeast," Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 0(Number 2), pages 1-8, October.
    2. Ramsey, A. Frank & Corty, Floyd L., 1982. "Conversion Of Prime Agricultural Land To Nonagricultural Uses In One Area Of The Sunbelt," Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 14(2), pages 1-7, December.
    3. Morris, Douglas E. & Luloff, Albert E., 1978. "Socioeconomic Impacts On Agricultural Land Use In The Northeast," Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 7(2), pages 1-8, October.
    4. Otte, Robert C., 1974. "Farming in the City's Shadow: Urbanization of Land and Changes in Farm Output in Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 1960-70," Agricultural Economic Reports 307499, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    5. Vesterby, Marlow & Heimlich, Ralph E. & Krupa, Kenneth S., 1994. "Urbanization of Rural Land in the United States," Agricultural Economic Reports 308271, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    6. Daniel R. Vining JR & Thomas Plaut & Kenneth Bieri, 1977. "Urban Encroachment on Prime Agricultural Land in the United States," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 2(2), pages 143-156, December.
    7. Vesterby, Marlow, 1988. "Land Use Change In Fast-Growth Counties: Analysis Of Study Methods," Staff Reports 278046, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    8. Heimlich, Ralph E. & Vesterby, Marlow & Krupa, Kenneth S., 1991. "Urbanizing Farmland: Dynamics of Land Use Change in Fast-Growth Counties: Concern Over Farmland Loss," Agricultural Information Bulletins 309582, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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