ABSTRACT
The preceding papers have laid a broad, multifaceted foundation for the execution of formal research projects in land economics. In light of these essays, the research may be concerned, either separately or conjointly, with land use and land tenure -- the two general subject-matter areas into which land economics may be divided. The research under consideration is not confined to the problems of agricultural land. It may encompass, among others, recreational land, the growing edge of sprawling cities, the more fully developed rural-urban fringe, city and regional planning, and land for public use, for instance, highways, forest lands (both public and private), publicly held grazing lands, and Indian reservations. In short, all land and water resources and all institutional arrangements for their use and control are encompassed within the concept of land economics research as presented here.
