Land Economics articles from August 1990

Land Economics archives from August 1990

Growth controls and land values in an open city. (Land-Use Controls)
August 1, 1990... Growth Controls and Land Values in an Open City I. INTRODUCTION In the face of rapid regional population growth, many localities in the U.S. have turned to growth controls in an attempt to divert unwanted extra residents to other...

Capitalization of exclusive agricultural zoning into farmland prices. (Land-Use Controls)
August 1, 1990... Capitalization of Exclusive Agricultural Zoning into Farmland Prices Several states, many countries, have adopted exclusive agricultural zoning to control the location or amount of non-farm development in agricultural areas (Coughlin at al....

The effects of floodplain development controls on residential land values. (Land-Use Controls)
August 1, 1990... The Effects of Floodplain Development Controls on Residential Land Values Today's local land-used regulations have considerable influence over urban and ex-urban development. Regulations are being applied in innovative ways for both new and...

A two-limit Tobit model of suburban land-use zoning. (Land-Use Controls)
August 1, 1990... A Two-Limit Tobit Model of Suburban Land-Use Zoning The impact of local land-use controls on the location of economic activity is an important issue in need of further research. The purposes of this paper are to provide a clear descriptive...

Zoning rights and land development timing. (Land-Use Controls)
August 1, 1990... Zoning Rights and Land Development Timing I. INTRODUCTION Zoning assigns property rights concerning land use in a community. It circumscribes the private rights of landowners and establishes collective rights to community environment....

The economic theory of zoning: a critical review. (Land-Use Controls)
August 1, 1990... The Economic Theory of Zoning: A Critical Review I. INTRODUCTION Municipal zoning regulations are the most important way in which local governments affect housing markets. Numerous studies have been undertaken to analyze the impact of...

The effects of land-use constraints on housing prices. (Land-Use Controls)
August 1, 1990... The Effects of Land-Use Constraints on Housing Prices I. INTRODUCTION This paper estimates the direct and spill-over effects of zoning controls along with other growth restrictions on housing prices. Theory leads us to expect a...

Affordable housing and municipal choice. (Land-Use Controls)
August 1, 1990... Affordable Housing and Municipal Choice State governments affect local tax and expenditure decisions in numerous and complex ways. Requirements for municipal courts, mandatory recycling, the reassessment of property values, the content of...

Integrating land-value taxation with the internalization of spatial externalities. (Land-Use Controls)
August 1, 1990... Integrating Land-Value Taxation with the Internalization of Spatial Externalities This paper describes procedures that might be used to combine collection of the full rental value of land for public purposes with assignment of appropriate...