The Amenity Value of Trees: a Meta-analysis of Hedonic, Property-value Studies

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorHeier, Elizabethen
dc.contributor.committeechairBoyle, Kevin J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWiseman, P. Ericen
dc.contributor.committeememberMoeltner, Klausen
dc.contributor.departmentAgricultural and Applied Economicsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:43:37Zen
dc.date.adate2012-11-02en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:43:37Zen
dc.date.issued2012-08-09en
dc.date.rdate2012-11-02en
dc.date.sdate2012-08-22en
dc.description.abstractTree species migration as a result of climate change may alter the composition of trees in local communities. Shifts in tree diversity, stand age, species predominance and the overall number of trees are potential changes. Community tree programs may also change the characteristics of local trees through planting or preservation efforts, but these programs may also mitigate the effects of climate induced tree migration. Numerous hedonic property value studies have estimated the implicit price of tree amenities associated with residential properties. Quantitative analysis of the results from multiple studies valuing trees can identify if the relationship between implicit price and tree amenities extended across these studies. The results of the meta-regression found systematic variation was present across positive implicit prices for local tree cover. The scarcity, age and type of local trees were also significantly related to the implicit price of amenity tree cover. The amenity tree cover findings suggest that county tree canopy cover of about 42% optimizes implicit price. Recent extreme weather events and ownership of trees contributed to negative implicit prices. These results may assist in planning and goal setting for community tree programs to mitigate the effects of climate induced tree migration.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-08222012-100057en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08222012-100057/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/44418en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartHeier_EN_T_2012.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjecttree valueen
dc.subjecthedonic valuationen
dc.subjectmeta-analysisen
dc.subjectclimate changeen
dc.titleThe Amenity Value of Trees: a Meta-analysis of Hedonic, Property-value Studiesen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineAgricultural and Applied Economicsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Heier_EN_T_2012.pdf
Size:
970.68 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

Masters Theses