Open space, forest conservation, and urban sprawl in
Maryland suburban subdivisions.
by Lichtenberg, Erik^Hardie, Ian
in farmland
Percentage of land within a 1.06904 4.13133
half mile in parks, public (0.83823) (3.07917)
spaces, etc.
Percentage of land within a 0.05457 -0.12712
half mile in forest, brush, (0.03242) (0.11911)
or undeveloped
Commuting distance to 0.03091 -0.02236
nearest CBD (road miles) (0.02680) (0.08945)
Subdivision located -0.75091 -2.43527
in Charles County (1.66999) (6.13456)
Subdivision located 0.85297 (0.66985)
in Carroll County (1.25878) (4.62401)
Subdivision located 0.68730 (6.01609)
in Howard County (1.67620) (6.1574)
Subdivision located 0.09892 (6.01609)
in Montgomery County (1.30738) (6.15739)
[R.sup.2] 0.4974 0.8181
Number of observations 66 66
Note: Standard errors are shown in parentheses. Double asterisk
denotes significantly different from zero at a l % significance
level and single asterisk denotes significantly different from
zero at a 59% significance level.
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