Determinants of Local Public Policies for Farmland Preservation and Urban Expansion: A French Illustration

We outline the determinants of local public policies for farmland preservation and urban expansion. We first rely on the literature and on a purposely designed field study of municipalities in southern France to propose a theoretical framework better suited to the French situation. The model conside...

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Published in:Land economics 2014-08, Vol.90 (3), p.411-433
Main Authors: Chanel, Olivier, Delattre, Laurence, Napoléone, Claude
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Budgetary resources
Consumption
Economic theory
Economics and Finance
Environment and Society
Environmental Sciences
Farmland preservation
Farmlands
France
Humanities and Social Sciences
Land
Land development
Land economics
Land use
Local government
Metropolitan areas
Municipalities
Organic farming
Population dynamics
Preservation
Public policy
Social policy
Studies
Urban development
Voting
Western Europe
Zoning
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Summary:We outline the determinants of local public policies for farmland preservation and urban expansion. We first rely on the literature and on a purposely designed field study of municipalities in southern France to propose a theoretical framework better suited to the French situation. The model considers aspects of land consumption, includes two interest groups as well as the median voter, and is then econometrically tested. We confirm the expected effects of certain sociodemographic determinants and highlight the impact of municipal budgetary considerations and the role of the agricultural sector. We also find more counterintuitive determinants, like local political regime or unbalanced neighboring relationships.
ISSN:0023-7639
1543-8325
DOI:10.3368/le.90.3.411