Open space and urban sprawl: The effects of zoning and forest conservation regulations in maryland

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 393-404

  Lichtenberg, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Maryland Forest Conservation Act; Open space; Sprawl; Zoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857522940     PISSN: 10682805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1068280500002859     Document Type: Conference Paper

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