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Growth Management and Agriculture: An Examination of Local Efforts to Manage Growth and Preserve Farmland in Wisconsin Cities, Villages, and Towns
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Diaz, Daniel; Green, Gary Paul – Rural Sociology, 2001
In this paper we examine the effectiveness of growth management policies in Wisconsin cities, villages, and towns. Unlike most other studies, we consider the impact of growth management policies on agriculture, specifically the preservation of farmland, in addition to population growth. Our analysis examines these relationships separately in towns…
Descriptors: Population Growth, Agriculture, Land Use, Policy Analysis
Mobile-Home Growth, Regulation, and Discrimination in Upstate New York.
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Geisler, Charles C.; Mitsuda, Hisayoshi – Rural Sociology, 1987
Data from 92 towns in northern New York were used to examine the influence of community social-class composition on both de facto and de jure discrimination against such housing. The positive influence of population growth on mobile-home occurrence was found to be conditioned by intercommunity class composition. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Economically Disadvantaged, Homeless People