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Spatial heterogeneity, meta-analysis and spatial dependence : three essays on environmental valuation and spatial land management decisions

Creator:

Bu, Meidan

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This dissertation consists of three essays that collectively address the importance of accounting for spatial heterogeneity and spatial dependence of environmental assets and natural resources in policy making. The first essay examines the value of different wetland ecosystem services using an expanded meta-dataset of valuation studies in North America. The...

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Dissertation

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, & Vermaat, 2006; Ghermandi, Van Den Bergh, Brander, de Groot, & Nunes, 2010; Woodward & Wui, 2001
Improved viewshed modelling for estimating effects of neighboring land uses on property values

Creator:

Gjesdahl, Jacob E.

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The effect of land uses on neighboring property values is of critical interest to urban planners, developers, and citizens. Property values are in part defined by built structure and lot characteristics, locational attributes (e.g., proximity to amenities and disamenities), and other features such as views from a property. The effects...

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Masters Thesis
Managing the spatial configuration of land : the economics of land use and habitat fragmentation

Creator:

Lewis, David James

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Habitat fragmentation has been widely studied in the biological literature and is considered a primary threat to biodiversity. However, there has been little research on land-use policies to reduce fragmentation. This dissertation focuses on two major research issues related to fragmentation policies. First, I develop an analytical model to analyze...

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Dissertation

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Cary 1988; Van Horn et al. 1995). Since there is generally more biological knowledge about how