02967nam 2200613 450 991081638240332120230607232701.00-8179-9918-3(CKB)3710000000072882(EBL)1577477(SSID)ssj0001152315(PQKBManifestationID)11641298(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001152315(PQKBWorkID)11147329(PQKB)10614920(MiAaPQ)EBC1577477(Au-PeEL)EBL1577477(CaPaEBR)ebr10817511(OCoLC)869092091(EXLCZ)99371000000007288220001030h20012001 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAgriculture and the environment searching for greener pastures /edited by Terry L. Anderson and Bruce YandleStanford, California :Hoover Institution Press,[2001]©20011 online resource (203 p.)Hoover Institution Press publication ;number 483Description based upon print version of record.0-8179-9912-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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. Miller7 - 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; IndexThe 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.Hoover Institution Press publication ;483.Agricultural ecologyUnited StatesAgricultureEnvironmental aspectsUnited StatesLand use, RuralUnited StatesAgricultural ecologyAgricultureEnvironmental aspectsLand use, Rural577.5/5/0973Anderson Terry Lee1946-123337Yandle Bruce1644930MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816382403321Agriculture and the environment3991074UNINA