A Meta-Analysis of Hedonic Studies to Assess the Property Value Effects of Low Impact Development
Stormwater runoff from urban areas is a significant source of water pollution in the United States. Many states are promoting low impact development (LID) practices, which provide a variety of direct and ancillary ecosystem services. We describe a meta-analysis designed to evaluate the property val...
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| description | Stormwater runoff from urban areas is a significant source of water pollution in the United States. Many states are promoting low impact development (LID) practices, which provide a variety of direct and ancillary ecosystem services. We describe a meta-analysis designed to evaluate the property value benefits of LID practices that reduce impervious surfaces and increase vegetated areas in developments, and present an example application to a hypothetical land use scenario. From the many hedonic property valuation studies of the benefits of general open space, we identified 35 studies that valued open spaces that were similar in nature to the small, dispersed open spaces characteristic of LID. The meta-regression estimates the percent change in a home’s value for an observed percent change in open space within a specific radius of a parcel, based on changes expected to result from LID approaches that increase green spaces. Our results indicate that the design and characteristics of a project affect the magnitude of benefits, and that values decline with distance. More broadly, the meta-analysis shows percent change and proximity are robust determinants of household willingness to pay for aesthetic and other services associated with local availability of small, dispersed open spaces resulting from LID, but that values for other features, including type of vegetation and recreational use may be site-specific. Policymakers and developers could draw on our synthesis of site characteristics’ effects to maximize benefits from open space associated with LID. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d913207c05044619a15e9fc9f2e0321e2022-12-22T04:10:29ZengMDPI AGResources2079-92762014-01-0131316110.3390/resources3010031resources3010031A Meta-Analysis of Hedonic Studies to Assess the Property Value Effects of Low Impact DevelopmentMarisa J. Mazzotta0Elena Besedin1Ann E. Speers2Atlantic Ecology Division, U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development, 27 Tarzwell Drive, Narragansett, RI 02882, USAAbt Associates Inc., 55 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USAAbt Associates Inc., 55 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USAStormwater runoff from urban areas is a significant source of water pollution in the United States. Many states are promoting low impact development (LID) practices, which provide a variety of direct and ancillary ecosystem services. We describe a meta-analysis designed to evaluate the property value benefits of LID practices that reduce impervious surfaces and increase vegetated areas in developments, and present an example application to a hypothetical land use scenario. From the many hedonic property valuation studies of the benefits of general open space, we identified 35 studies that valued open spaces that were similar in nature to the small, dispersed open spaces characteristic of LID. The meta-regression estimates the percent change in a home’s value for an observed percent change in open space within a specific radius of a parcel, based on changes expected to result from LID approaches that increase green spaces. Our results indicate that the design and characteristics of a project affect the magnitude of benefits, and that values decline with distance. More broadly, the meta-analysis shows percent change and proximity are robust determinants of household willingness to pay for aesthetic and other services associated with local availability of small, dispersed open spaces resulting from LID, but that values for other features, including type of vegetation and recreational use may be site-specific. Policymakers and developers could draw on our synthesis of site characteristics’ effects to maximize benefits from open space associated with LID.http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/3/1/31meta-analysisproperty valueshedonic valuationlow impact developmentenvironmental site designgreen infrastructureecosystem servicesbenefit transferstormwateropen space |
| spellingShingle | Marisa J. Mazzotta Elena Besedin Ann E. Speers A Meta-Analysis of Hedonic Studies to Assess the Property Value Effects of Low Impact Development Resources meta-analysis property values hedonic valuation low impact development environmental site design green infrastructure ecosystem services benefit transfer stormwater open space |
| title | A Meta-Analysis of Hedonic Studies to Assess the Property Value Effects of Low Impact Development |
| title_full | A Meta-Analysis of Hedonic Studies to Assess the Property Value Effects of Low Impact Development |
| title_fullStr | A Meta-Analysis of Hedonic Studies to Assess the Property Value Effects of Low Impact Development |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Meta-Analysis of Hedonic Studies to Assess the Property Value Effects of Low Impact Development |
| title_short | A Meta-Analysis of Hedonic Studies to Assess the Property Value Effects of Low Impact Development |
| title_sort | meta analysis of hedonic studies to assess the property value effects of low impact development |
| topic | meta-analysis property values hedonic valuation low impact development environmental site design green infrastructure ecosystem services benefit transfer stormwater open space |
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