Land Economics articles from November 1992

Land Economics archives from November 1992

Price effects of landfills on house values.
November 1, 1992... I. INTRODUCTION The effects of certain land uses on residential property values has long been of interest in the public policy arena. Generally speaking, where neighboring or nearby land uses are such that they impose negative price effects on...

An empirical analysis of the demand for housing attributes in a Third World city.
November 1, 1992... I. INTRODUCTION In spite of the phenomenal increase in the literature on the demand for housing attributes in developed countries over the last decade, there exists a dearth of scholarly studies estimating the parameters of the demand for...

Dwelling attribute forecasts based on land residual maximization.
November 1, 1992... I. HIGHEST AND BEST LAND USE Understanding the forces that determine residential land use can be of immense value to housing consumers, builders, and urban policymakers. One method of modeling optimal land use is to base it on the highest and...

Estimating the structure of industrial water demands: the case of Canadian manufacturing.
November 1, 1992... I. INTRODUCTION Despite the fact that almost every commercial enterprise uses water as a productive input, the current body of knowledge regarding the economic characteristics of commercial and industrial water demand is quite limited. This...

Existence values in benefit-cost analysis and damage assessment.
November 1, 1992... I. INTRODUCTION This paper addresses theoretical issues relating to existence values.(1) Earlier contributions (including Krutilla 1967; Randall and Stoll 1983; McConnell 1983; Madariaga and McConnell 1987; Smith 1987; Boyle and Bishop 1987;...

Site aggregation in a Random Utility Model of recreation. (includes appendices)
November 1, 1992... I. INTRODUCTION Site aggregation is common in Random Utility Models of recreation. By site aggregation we mean defining a group of recreation sites as a single choice alternative. Common examples are letting counties or regions be choice...

Economic impact of growth management policies surrounding the Chesapeake Bay.
November 1, 1992... Journal of Urban Economics 14 (3):327-37. Muth, Richard F. 1960. "The Demand for Non-Farm Housing." In The Demand for Durable Goods, ed. Arnold C. Harberger. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Nelson, Arthur C. 1988. "An Empirical Note on...

Development of ethnobiologically diverse tropical forests.
November 1, 1992... I. INTRODUCTION The clearing of tree-covered land near the equator arouses widespread debate and concern. Linkages between vegetation and global climate remain the subject of controversy (Detwiler and Hall 1988). By contrast, there is little...