Conversion of prime agricultural land to nonagricultural uses in one area of the Sunbelt
1982
Ramsey, A.F. | Corty, F.L.
Extract: Evaluation of the effect of farmland prices, urban family incomes, and population growth on loss of prime farmland indicated that population growth was the most significant factor explaining the loss of prime land in the Sunbelt, particularly in Louisiana. During the period 1960 to 1970 about .51 acre was absorbed by urban expansion for each person added to the population. This compares to urban land occupation coefficients of .21 acre per capita in 1970. Statewide, 92,800 acres of prime farmland were diverted to non-agricultural uses in that ten-year period.
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