Using a bundled amenity model to estimate the value of cropland open space and determine an optimal buffer zone

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-90

  Kuminoff, Nicolai V ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amenity value; Buffer zone; Cropland; Hedonic; Land use; Open space

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649967156     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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