A benefit–cost analysis of floodplain land acquisition for US flood damage reduction

KA Johnson, OEJ Wing, PD Bates, J Fargione… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Flooding is the costliest form of natural disaster and impacts are expected to increase, in
part, due to exposure of new development to flooding. However, these costs could be …

The 2000s housing cycle with 2020 hindsight: A neo-kindlebergerian view

G Chodorow-Reich, AM Guren… - Review of Economic …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract With “2020 hindsight,” the 2000s housing cycle is not a boom–bust but a boom–
bust–rebound. Using a spatial equilibrium regression in which house prices are determined …

[HTML][HTML] Accounting for land in the United States: Integrating physical land cover, land use, and monetary valuation

SA Wentland, ZH Ancona, KJ Bagstad, J Boyd… - Ecosystem Services, 2020 - Elsevier
Land plays a critical role in both economic and environmental accounting. As an asset, it
occupies a unique position at the intersection of the System of National Accounts (SNA), the …

The impact of local residential land use restrictions on land values across and within single family housing markets

J Gyourko, J Krimmel - Journal of Urban Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
We provide estimates of the impact of restrictive residential land use environments on the
price of land across major American housing markets. Using micro data on vacant land …

[HTML][HTML] Lower cost and more feasible options to restore forest cover in the contiguous United States for climate mitigation

SC Cook-Patton, T Gopalakrishna, A Daigneault… - One Earth, 2020 - cell.com
Restoring forest cover is a prominent option for climate mitigation. Effective deployment
requires knowing where opportunities are and how they vary in carbon capture, costs, co …

The width and value of residential streets

A Millard-Ball - Journal of the American Planning Association, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Problem, research strategy, and findings The width of street rights-of-way is normally
determined by traffic engineering and urban design conventions, without considering the …

The cost of buying land for protected areas in the United States

D Le Bouille, J Fargione, PR Armsworth - Biological Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Buying land to establish protected areas is a common conservation strategy, particularly in
countries with strong private property rights. Accurately accounting for spatial heterogeneity …

Occupants' satisfaction with LEED-and non-LEED-certified apartments using social media data

X Guo, K Lee, Z Wang, S Liu - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified buildings aim to
offer a sustainable and healthy building environment. Previous studies have shown mixed …

[HTML][HTML] Landslide Risk Assessment in Eastern Kentucky, USA: Developing a Regional Scale, Limited Resource Approach

MM Crawford, JM Dortch, HJ Koch, Y Zhu… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rapidly changing remote sensing technologies (lidar, aerial photography, satellites) provide
opportunities to improve regional-scale landslide risk mapping. However, data limitations …

Urban roadway in America: the amount, extent, and value

E Guerra, G Duranton, X Ma - Journal of the American Planning …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Problem, research strategy, and findings We predicted the amount, share, and value of land
dedicated to roadways within and across 316 US primary metropolitan statistical areas …