Land Tenure in the US: Power, Gender, and Consequences for Conservation Decision Making

Authors

Peggy Petrzelka, Utah State UniversityFollow
Sandra Marquart-Pyatt, Utah State University

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title

Agriculture and Human Values

Publication Date

2011

Volume

28

First Page

549

Last Page

560

Comments

Land tenure relations have both social and environmental implications, ranging from potential power issues to land stewardship. Drawing upon survey data of landowners collected in the Great Lakes Basin of the U.S., this study builds upon existing research by examining absentee landlords of agricultural land—a vastly understudied but growing category of landowners. By furthering analysis on gender dynamics in the landlord-tenant relationship, the study findings augment Gilbert and Beckley’s (Rural Sociology, 1993) suggestion that subordinate landlord-dominant tenant relationships may be a pattern and contribute to understanding the nuances that co-ownership potentially plays in these relationships.

Recommended Citation

Peggy Petrzelka and Sandra Marquart-Pyatt. 2011. “Land Tenure in the US: Power, Gender, and Consequences for Conservation Decision Making.”Agriculture and Human Values. Vol. 28:549-560.