Green River Basin Report on Water, Land and Related Resources, Kentucky and Tennessee

River Basin Planning Staff Usda, Soil Conservation Service, Economic Research Service and Forest Service

No 324784, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: Excerpts from the report: The 9,299 square mile basin encompasses all or portions of 31 west-central Kentucky counties and 3 in north-central Tennessee. The predominantly rural basin is composed of 94 percent agricultural and forest land and 6 percent urban and water areas. It has a diversified economy, with manufacturing, agricultural, retail, and construction activities providing about 60 percent of the total employment. Population totaled about 670,000 in 1970 and is about equally divided between rural and urban. The study objective is to provide for orderly conservation, utilization, and management of the basin's water and land related resources. This objective contributes to the State’s long-range goals of: 1. Promoting efficient planning, development, and use of natural resources. 2. Providing planning standards to minimize land use conflicts. 3. Encouraging the use of resources in accordance with their inherent capability; and 4. Expanding resource uses, particularly for recreational purposes.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; Environmental Economics and Policy; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis; Research Methods/Statistical Methods; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 259
Date: 1975-11
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.324784

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