North Bay leads Central Valley in protecting farmland
In a comparison of four counties in the San Francisco North Bay area with seven Central Valley counties, researchers found that the coastal jurisdictions are more aggressive in limiting the conversion of farmland to urban uses and preserving open space. The North Bay count...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
1998-05-01
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| Series: | California Agriculture |
| Online Access: | http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v052n03p17 |
| Summary: | In a comparison of four counties in the San Francisco North Bay area with seven Central
Valley counties, researchers found that the coastal jurisdictions are more aggressive
in limiting the conversion of farmland to urban uses and preserving open space. The
North Bay counties make more use of innovative programs — primarily the acquisition
of conservation easements on farmland by nonprofit land trusts and local governments,
but also the adoption of growth boundaries. Local political variations account for
much of these regional policy differences. Especially notable is the greater mobilization
of conservation coalitions, including the more extensive use of the ballot box to
protect open space, in the North Bay than in the Central Valley. |
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| ISSN: | 0008-0845 2160-8091 |