【摘要】The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is the largest land-based agriculturalpolicy in the US. Several economic studies have studied this programme; however, only a fewhave studied its implications for non-enrolled land, that is, its regional effects on land usedecisions. This paper examines the CRP’s indirect effect on the conversion of non-agriculturalland to agriculture, phenomenon known as land slippage. Building on earlier studies, I modelcounty-level slippage empirically using satellite imagery, which allows observation of specificland cover changes (e.g., forest to agriculture). Results suggest the existence of CRP slippage,but at varying rates according to initial land covers.

【关键词】Satellite imagery;slippage;CRP;land policies

【文献来源】David A. Fleming.Papers in Regional Studies.2014（4）