Land Cover and Socio-economic Characteristics in the Eight Counties of Alabama: A Spatial Analysis

Buddhi Raj Gyawali, Rory Fraser, Yong Wang and James O. Bukenya

No 20173, 2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: This study employed a clustering algorithm and a logistic regression analysis to examine the relationship between cropland and demographic attributes obtained at the census block group level. The result indicated that population density, African Americans, and poverty are significantly related with crop land use in the region.

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Pages: 13
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.20173

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