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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788905603321

Titolo

Agriculture and the environment : searching for greener pastures / / edited by Terry L. Anderson and Bruce Yandle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, California : , : Hoover Institution Press, , [2001]

©2001

ISBN

0-8179-9918-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (203 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; number 483

Altri autori (Persone)

AndersonTerry Lee <1946->

YandleBruce

Disciplina

577.5/5/0973

Soggetti

Agricultural ecology - United States

Agriculture - Environmental aspects - United States

Land use, Rural - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Half Title; Copyright; Contents; Prologue: Terry L. Anderson and Bruce Yandle; 1 - The Disappearance of Agricultural Land: Fact or Fiction?: Bruce R. Beattie; 2 - Land Trusts: A Return to Feudalism: Roger Meiners and Bruce Yandle; 3 - Taxation, Free Markets, and the Use of Agricultural Land: Richard E. Wagner; 4 - The Political Economy of Land Conversion on the Urban Fringe: Samuel R. Staley; 5 - Some Issues Surrounding Land and Chemical Use in Agriculture: B. Delworth Gardner; 6 - Biotechnology, Land Use, and the Environment: Untying the Gordian Knot: Henry I. Miller

7 - To Breed, or Not to Breed? The Question of Endangered Species and Agriculture: Ike C. Sugg8 - Agriculture and Water Markets: Terry L. Anderson and Clay J. Landry; About the Authors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The authors focus on the major environmental constraints that limit U.S. food production without necessarily improving environmental quality. Each chapter documents a specific issue, discusses the regulatory response, and offers ideas for reform.