RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Rural Land Use and Sale Preferences in a Wyoming County
JF Land Economics
JO Land Econ
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 72
OP 87
DO 10.2307/3146924
VO 78
IS 1
A1 Inman, Katherine
A1 McLeod, Donald M.
A1 Menkhaus, Dale J.
YR 2002
UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/78/1/72.abstract
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)