Effects of local land-use planning on development and disturbance in riparian areas |
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| Institution: | 1. Federal Communications Commission, United States;2. Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States;3. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, United States;4. School of Forest Resources, University of Washington, United States;5. Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin, United States;6. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, United States;1. EcoLab, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, Toulouse, France;2. CNRS, Université Paul Sabatier, ENFA, UMR5174 EDB (Laboratoire Évolution & Diversité Biologique), 118 route de Narbonne, F-31062 Toulouse, France;1. Department of Biology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1, Canada;2. Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, 103–421 James Street S., Thunder Bay, Ontario P7E 2V6, Canada;1. Eastern Oregon Agriculture and Natural Resource Program, Oregon State University, Badgley Hall 205, One University Blvd., La Grande, OR 97850, USA;2. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 1401 Gekeler Ln., La Grande, OR, 97850, USA;1. School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA;2. Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Colorado State University, 1472 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA;1. Martin Environmental, Seattle, WA 98103, USA;2. Weyerhaeuser, Springfield, OR 97478, USA;3. PNK Consulting, Olympia, WA 98516, USA;1. Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, 321 Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States;2. U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States |
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| Abstract: | Land-use change can significantly affect the provision of ecosystem services. On a local scale, zoning laws and other land-use regulations are commonly used to influence land-use change, but their effectiveness is often unclear. We evaluate the effectiveness of local land-use planning in concentrating development and minimizing impacts in riparian areas. We use spatially-explicit land cover data from the USGS Land Cover Trends project to measure development and disturbance rates before and after implementation of Oregon’s land-use planning system. We apply a difference-in-difference estimator to address the problem of non-random assignment of regulations on the landscape. We find that land-use laws in Oregon have concentrated development inside of UGBs and lowered development rates in riparian areas. However, disturbance in riparian areas has increased inside of UGBs. Overall, our findings suggest that local land-use planning can be an effective tool for promoting the provision of non-market ecosystem services. |
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| Keywords: | Ecosystem services Land-use planning Difference-in-difference estimator |
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