Our Future Needs for Nonfarm Lands

Raleigh Barlowe

No 344085, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: With an expected population of 225 million by 1975, the United States will need 7.6 million additional acres for residential purposes, 4.5 million additional acres for industrial sites, more than 2 million acres for additional parks and playgrounds, 19.5 million acres for additional national parks and recreation areas, 22.5 million acres for new schools, churches, cemeteries, and other service areas, and at least 3 million new acres for highways, interchanges, and rural roads.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 6
Date: 1958
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.344085

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