Amenity values of spatial configurations of forest landscapes over space and time in the Southern Appalachian Highlands |
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Authors: | Seong-Hoon Cho Seung Gyu Kim Suhyun Jung |
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Institution: | Department of Agricultural Economics, The University of Tennessee, 2621 Morgan Circle, Knoxville, TN 37996-4518, United States |
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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. |
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Keywords: | Geographically weighed regression Hedonic analysis Southern Appalachian Highlands Spatial configuration of forest landscape |
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