Changing land use patterns in the Lower Rio Grande Valley: A case study of Cameron and Hidalgo counties

Authors

Charles J. Ellard, University of Texas - Pan American
J. Michael Patrick, University of Texas - Pan American

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1988

Abstract

This article provides a description and analysis of changing land use patterns, urban and agricultural, in the Rio Grande Valley counties of Cameron and Hidalgo in the 1970s. An analysis of the spatial shifts in population and land use is presented on the basis of examining general census and agricultural census data. Even though these independent datasets do not permit a direct presentation of the growing competition for land between urban and agricultural uses, some tentative conclusions are possible.

Comments

https://www.tandfonline.com/share/S3X6NECRGKWTCUTIVVY9?target=10.1080/08865655.1988.9695363

Recommended Citation

Ellard, C. J. and Patrick, J. M. (1988) ‘Changing land use patterns in the Lower Rio Grande Valley: A case study of Cameron and Hidalgo counties’, Journal of Borderlands Studies, 3(2), pp. 97–105. https://doi.org/10.1080/08865655.1988.9695363

Publication Title

Journal of Borderlands Studies

DOI

10.1080/08865655.1988.9695363