Land Use Problems and Conflicts: Causes, Consequences and Solutions

by Stephen J. Goetz, John C. Bergstrom, James S. Shortle, et al.

Book Overview

The causes, consequences and control of land use change have become topics of enormous importance in contemporary society. Not only is urban land use and sprawl a hot-button issue, but issues of rural land use have also been in the headlines. Policy makers and citizens are starting to realize that many environmental and economic issues have the question of land use at their very core.

Comprising papers from a conference sponsored by the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415778573
• ISBN13: 9780415778572
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"