Permissive growth policies may encourage speculative investment in farmland

Agricultural land is at risk in much of California, especially near the boundaries of rapidly growing communities. A study of five cities in Ventura County, which is roughly 60 miles east of Los Angeles, strongly suggests that traditional policies for protecting farmland m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Michal C. Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1998-05-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v052n03p23