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Determinants of local public policies for farmland preservation and urban expansion: a french illustration

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  • Olivier Chanel

    (CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Laurence Delattre

    (ECODEVELOPPEMENT - Unité de recherche d'Écodéveloppement - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique)

  • Claude Napoleone

    (ECODEVELOPPEMENT - Unité de recherche d'Écodéveloppement - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique)

Abstract

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, two interest groups as well as the median voter, and is then econometrically tested. We confirm the expected effects of certain socio-demographic determinants; highlight the impact of municipal budgetary considerations and the role of the agricultural sector. We also find more counter-intuitive determinants, like local political regime or unbalanced neighbouring relationships

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  • Olivier Chanel & Laurence Delattre & Claude Napoleone, 2014. "Determinants of local public policies for farmland preservation and urban expansion: a french illustration," Post-Print hal-02630517, HAL.
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    • Q24 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Land
    • R52 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Land Use and Other Regulations

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