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Population Growth and Land Use Dynamics along Urban–Rural Gradient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

Maksym Polyakov  and
Daowei Zhang
Maksym Polyakov
Affiliation:
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University
Daowei Zhang
Affiliation:
School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
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Abstract

In this study we apply a spatial conditional logit model to determine factors influencing land cover change in three contiguous counties in West Georgia between 1992 and 2001 using point (pixel) based observations of land characteristics. We found that accessibility to population and population growth affect not only development of rural lands and transition between agricultural and forestry uses, but also influence changes between forest types. The model could be used to project land use–land cover change at watershed or subwatershed level and thus serve as a valuable tool for county and city planners.

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conditional logitland use changepopulation gravity indexspatial lagQ15Q23R14
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 40 , Issue 2 , August 2008 , pp. 649 - 666
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2008

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