Landscape amenities and local development: A review of migration, regional economic and hedonic pricing studies

F Waltert, F Schläpfer - Ecological Economics, 2010‏ - Elsevier
With rapid urban expansion and loss of open space, attractive local landscapes will continue
to gain importance in location decisions and on political agendas. The present study reviews …

Cities and the Environment

ME Kahn, R Walsh - Handbook of regional and urban economics, 2015‏ - Elsevier
This chapter surveys recent literature examining the relationship between environmental
amenities and urban growth. In this survey, we focus on the role of both exogenous …

The value of urban open space: Meta-analyses of contingent valuation and hedonic pricing results

LM Brander, MJ Koetse - Journal of environmental management, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Urban open space provides a number of valuable services to urban populations, including
recreational opportunities, aesthetic enjoyment, environmental functions, and may also be …

[ספר][B] Handbook of regional and urban economics

G Duranton, V Henderson, W Strange - 2015‏ - books.google.com
Developments in methodologies, agglomeration, and a range of applied issues have
characterized recent advances in regional and urban studies. Volume 5 concentrates on …

Economic valuation of green and blue nature in cities: A meta-analysis

M Bockarjova, WJW Botzen, MJ Koetse - Ecological Economics, 2020‏ - Elsevier
There is an increased interest in applying nature for addressing various urban challenges,
such as those related to air pollution, climate change, and health, but the economic value of …

Valuing open space in a residential sorting model of the Twin Cities

HA Klaiber, DJ Phaneuf - Journal of environmental economics and …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
We present an analysis of how open space amenities affect residential location choices
using a horizontal sorting model to estimate household preferences for open space. To …

Ranching as a conservation strategy: can old ranchers save the new west?

MW Brunson, L Huntsinger - Rangeland Ecology & Management, 2008‏ - Elsevier
Working ranches are often promoted as means of private rangeland conservation because
they can safeguard ecosystem services, protect open space, and maintain traditional …

Using meta-analysis and GIS for value transfer and scaling up: Valuing climate change induced losses of European wetlands

LM Brander, I Bräuer, H Gerdes, A Ghermandi… - Environmental and …, 2012‏ - Springer
There is growing policy and academic interest in transferring ecosystem service values from
existing valuation studies to other ecosystem sites at a large geographic scale. Despite the …

Can the land tax help curb urban sprawl? Evidence from growth patterns in Pennsylvania

HS Banzhaf, N Lavery - Journal of Urban Economics, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Urban sprawl has become a policy concern of national prominence. One tool that has been
suggested for combating sprawl is the land or split-rate tax. In theory, such taxes can raise …

Distribution of capitalized benefits from land conservation

C Lang, J VanCeylon, AW Ando - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2023‏ - pnas.org
Land conservation efforts throughout the United States sustain ecological benefits while
generating wealth in the housing market through capitalization of amenities. This paper …