The thesis presented here is a quantitative study of vacant
urban land in Corvallis, Oregon. In order to present this study the
writer first studied the available literature and found that little had
been published dealing with causal factors of vacant urban land.
Rather, it was found that several writers...
The physical characteristics and spatial location of
land are hypothesized to be significant inputs to its
valuation. This research evaluates the influence of
locational, economic, and physical site variables on the
assessed value of real property.
Evaluation of such influences is based on a stratified
systematic sample of land parcels...
The navigability of the Columbia river permits Portland, located more than 100 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, to function as the major port of the state of Oregon. It could be expected that the waterfront spanning the greatest share of the distance between Portland and the ocean should reflect...