摘要：Land development in the United States is following two routes: expansion of urbanareas and large-lot development (greater than 1 acre per house) in rural areas. Urbanexpansion claimed more than 1 million acres per year between 1960 and 1990, yet is notseen as a threat to most farming, although it may reduce production of some high-valueor specialty crops. The consequences of continued large–lot development may be lesssanguine, since it consumes much more land per unit of housing than the typical suburb.Controlling growth and planning for it are the domains of State and local governments.The Federal Government may be able to help them in such areas as building capacity toplan and control growth, providing financial incentives for channeling growth in desir-able directions, or coordinating local, regional, and State efforts.
