Economics
Do exurban communities want more development?
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Most land-use surveys of exurban residents focus on eliciting preferences for residential development and open space conservation. This article, in contrast, reports on a stated preference study of exurban residents that assesses the relative attractiveness of a variety of commercial and recreational land uses. Focus group participants and town planners proclaimed a demand for certain commercial services such as modern grocery stores and fine-dining restaurants, but survey respondents generally exhibit a strong preference for no additional development beyond the current rate of development. Results show that if additional development is to occur, then recreational services are generally preferred over more traditional commercial development. Combining two commercial services in a single development project are strongly preferred to stand-alone developments. Our approach illustrates how planners may uncover misconceptions about and priorities for land conversion through examining residents’ preferences.
Publication Title
Journal of Land Use Science
Publication Date
9-2017
Volume
12
Issue
5
First Page
351
Last Page
374
ISSN
1747-423X
DOI
10.1080/1747423X.2017.1338769
Keywords
choice experiment, commercial development, land-use planning, latent-class ranked logit model, preservation, ranking, recreation, Rural development, stated preferences
Repository Citation
Bauer, Dana Marie; Swallow, Stephen K.; Liu, Pengfei; and Johnston, Robert J., "Do exurban communities want more development?" (2017). Economics. 164.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_economics/164
