Abstract
This research analyzes amenity values of spatial configurations of forest landscapes over space and time in the Southern Appalachian Highlands using geographically weighted regression (GWR) in a hedonic housing-price framework with a census-block group (CBG) dataset. Results show that housing-price response to mean forest-patch size and forest-patch density increased substantially between 1990 and 2000 in a few specific areas with economically significant amenity values. The spatial and temporal dynamics of the resulting amenity-value estimates are evaluated for potential use as site-selection indicators for implementation of forest conservation programs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2646-2657 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Ecological Economics |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 15 Aug 2009 |
Keywords
- Geographically weighed regression
- Hedonic analysis
- Southern Appalachian Highlands
- Spatial configuration of forest landscape