PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Inman, Katherine
AU  - McLeod, Donald M.
AU  - Menkhaus, Dale J.
TI  - Rural Land Use and Sale Preferences in a Wyoming County
AID  - 10.2307/3146924
DP  - 2002 Feb 01
TA  - Land Economics
PG  - 72--87
VI  - 78
IP  - 1
4099  - http://le.uwpress.org/content/78/1/72.short
4100  - http://le.uwpress.org/content/78/1/72.full
SO  - Land Econ2002 Feb 01; 78
AB  - This paper explores preferences for use and sale of three types of agricultural land in Sublette County, Wyoming. Most respondents agreed that productive (irrigated) landscapes should remain in agriculture. Well-established residents, large landowners, and those pursuing low taxes preferred agricultural and recreation/ wildlife uses of more remote landscapes. Wealthier and part-time respondents were more likely to prefer residential use. Respondents expecting improved quality of life with population growth supported land sales. Those who would leave the county if population increased were not likely to sell. Results are applicable to other growing Western counties and are important for land use planning. (JEL Q24)