Public Values, Private Lands: Farmland Preservation Policy, 1933-1985

by Tim Lehman

Tim Lehman examines the political battles over public policies to protect farmland from urban sprawl. His detailed account clarifies three larger themes: the ongoing struggle over land use planning in this country, the emerging environmental critique of modern agriculture, and the use of social science expertise in policymaking. Federal efforts to preserve private farmlands began during the New Deal with modest soil conservation and land use initiatives,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807844918
• ISBN13: 9780807844915
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"