Land Economics articles from August 1989

Land Economics archives from August 1989

Density and urban sprawl.
August 1, 1989... Density and Urban Sprawl A fundamental criticism of urban sprawl is that it leads to inefficient and costly patterns of development. The burden of proving that urban sprawl is not inefficient has fallen on those who, by virtue of not...

Secondary effects on Midwestern agriculture of metropolitan development and decreases in farmland.
August 1, 1989... Secondary Effects on Midwestern Agriculture of Metropolitan Development and Decreases in Farmland The expansion of metropolitan areas into the countryside, a trend that became particularly pronounced after World War II, has caused...

The service sector in a hierarchy of rural places: potential for export activity.
August 1, 1989... The Service Sector in a Hierarchy of Rural Places: Potential for Export Activity Over the last decade policy questions about the service sector and economic development have focused on service exports from urban areas. Only recently have...

Demographic pressure and the Irish famine: Malthus after Mokyr.
August 1, 1989... Demographic Pressure and the Irish Famine: Malthus after Mokyr "Population, when unchecked, increases in a geometrical ratio. Subsistence increases only in an arithmetical ratio." This comparison between the rates of growth of population and...

Seller behavior in stumpage markets with imperfect information.
August 1, 1989... Seller Behavior in Stumpage Markets with Imperfect Information Timber supply analysts often prescribe forest landowner behavior by assuming that owners schedule standing timber or "stumpage" sales to maximize the financial return to their...

Nontraditional partial adjustment models and their use in estimating the residential demand for electricity in Costa Rica.
August 1, 1989... Nontraditional Partial Adjustment Models and Their Use in Estimating the Residential Demand for Electricity in Costa Rica I. INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSIONS The present study attempts to augment our very limited knowledge of...

The conservation and welfare effects of information in a time-of-day pricing experiment.
August 1, 1989... The Conservation and Welfare Effects of Information in a Time-of-Day Pricing Experiment Time-of-day (TOD) pricing has been among the most widely discussed and analyzed energy conservation initiatives during the last decade. If charging...

Comparing residential water demand estimates under decreasing and increasing block rates using household data.
August 1, 1989... Comparing Residential Water Demand Estimates under Decreasing and Increasing Block Rates Using Household Data Inducing consumers to use water more efficiently has been a growing concern of private and public water utilities throughout the...

A note on the welfare effects of omitting substitute prices and qualities from travel cost models.
August 1, 1989... A Note on the Welfare Effects of Omitting Substitute Prices and Qualities from Travel Cost Models Travel cost models are a common tool used by economists to estimate the benefits of a price or quality change of environmental goods. One...