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Private Open Space and Public Concerns
Author(s) -
McLeod Donald,
Woirhaye Jodie,
Kruse Carol,
Menkhaus Dale
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
applied economic perspectives and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.4
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2040-5804
pISSN - 2040-5790
DOI - 10.2307/1350014
Subject(s) - zoning , business , wildlife , environmental planning , public land , space (punctuation) , agriculture , land use , resource (disambiguation) , public use , agricultural land , land use planning , public open space , geography , environmental resource management , natural resource economics , economics , political science , marketing , ecology , computer network , linguistics , philosophy , kuala lumpur , archaeology , computer science , law , biology
Agricultural lands provide open space, which is valuable as wildlife habitat, as a visual resource, and as access to public lands. Sublette County, WY, is the basis for a case study relevant to rural land use planning. A mail survey provided responses from landowners and other residents. Agricultural land uses and public involvement in land use planning were approved. Land use controls including zoning were accepted. Differences existed between residents and nonresidents regarding personal income, local employment, the future importance of extractive industries, and the reasons for living in the county.