Growth management and housing prices: the case of Portland, Oregon

Phillips, Justin; Goodstein, Eban

doi:10.1093/cep/18.3.334

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“…In this it appears similar to the system of 'growth boundaries' adopted in Portland, Oregon in 1973. The evolution and impact of these on house prices was the focus of the study by Phillips and Goodstein (2000). As the paper by Irwin and Bockstael demonstrates, however, anti-sprawl policies can work in other ways as well.…”

Section: Estimating the Impact Of Land Use Planning And Zoningmentioning

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Land markets and land market regulation: progress towards understanding

Cheshire

Sheppard

2004

Regional Science and Urban Economics

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Abstract:We introduce the papers in this volume and put them into the context of the literature on land use regulation. We then synthesise and draw some conclusions from existing research on land use regulation and interpret the evidence currently available. In the light of this review we then identify issues for research. As we stress in this introduction, the analysis of land use regulation is, compared to regulation in other contexts, significantly neglected. We hope that this special issue which draws on the results of a conference held at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in the summer of 2002 will go some way towards highlighting and remedying this neglect.JEL: D6; H4; L5; R1

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Section: Estimating the Impact Of Land Use Planning And Zoningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Land markets and land market regulation: progress towards understanding

Cheshire

Sheppard

2004

Regional Science and Urban Economics

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“…After decades of continuous growth and economic prosperity, it became clear that this growth has become unsustainable. This kind of persistent growth develops with the mindset of what short term benefits a community can achieve, while providing tax incentives to businesses in order to bring revenue into the community [1]. Although in the end, this whole concept is not cost efficient and the city is left with the implications of maintenance cost of deteriorating infrastructure [2].…”

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Advanced Urban Geography: Urban Sustainability A Case Study: Portland, Oregon Urban Growth Boundaries (Transportation, Political, and Economic Impacts)

Sauerwin¹

2015

J Geogr Nat Disast

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This research topic will provide an investigation in some areas on how urban growth boundaries have affected the city of Portland, Oregon, and its contributions to infill development in the region. The focus will be informative by defining what an urban growth boundary is, its purpose, what the implications are, and what some of the economic impacts are. Urban growth boundaries (UGBs) are organized through public policy in order to combat the issue of urban sprawl in suburban areas around densely populated cities. The idea is to allow protection of the environment surrounding a regional boundary, and help with infill development within central business districts and other locations. Infill development is the redevelopment of brownfield sites in an urban setting that allows the distribution of economic resources and population to cycle through time. Some analysis will explain the effects on property values by land use zoning caused by the urban growth boundary.Urban sustainability has been a growing issue since the latter part of the 1900s from the 50s to the present. This research project can provide one of the many alternatives in accomplishing sustainability in an urban area. It provides an analysis of the behavioral, economic, and political impact of the UGBs on the region. This is a prime example of efforts being made, while providing results to support decisions, and the theory. Since the implications are not directly related to just one entity, they can provide insight in other areas on how the UGB has reduced automobile usage, catered to the pedestrian, and enhanced the quality of life for citizens in an urban environment.Sources that may be referred to will be academic journals and articles, of which are solely based on the concept of smart growth planning, urban growth boundaries and development behavior and commuting, and land use policy. All sources will be provided by EBSCO Host, the Sustainable Urban Development Reader, and Science Direct. These will be referenced to help provide a better understanding on why UGBs are beneficial to a possible sustainable future, while explaining the positive and negative implications.

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“…For example, as Phillips and Goodstein (2000) show in the case of Portland, OR, price effects could be linked to reduction in the size of new single-family homes and greater share of multifamily construction.…”

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Parsing density changes: an outcome-oriented growth management policy analysis

Kim

Deal

Chakraborty

2012

J Hous and the Built Environ

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Although a considerable number of studies have examined the effectiveness of growth management programs in curbing sprawl and increasing aggregate densities, less attention has been paid to understanding how these noted density improvements are realized. In this paper, we assess the mechanisms that underlie changes in aggregate population densities and empirically examine detailed density changes under various growth management regimes in the U.S. Our county-level statistical analysis using recent U.S. Census products and land use change data sets, finds that: a) states with proactive growth management programs do tend to experience relative density gains, but not in jurisdictions with restrictive local land use regulations and b) the marginal density gains appear to be attributable in large part to smaller housing vacancy rates and housing price escalations. Not surprisingly, our findings suggest that local structures are critical for achieving desired outcomes. Given the critical role of local action, the realization of compact development requires a tightly woven and integrated policy that not only makes logical sense at state levels, but can be followed and implemented at the local level.

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Growth management and housing prices: the case of Portland, Oregon

Cited by 49 publications

References 9 publications

Land markets and land market regulation: progress towards understanding

Land markets and land market regulation: progress towards understanding

Advanced Urban Geography: Urban Sustainability A Case Study: Portland, Oregon Urban Growth Boundaries (Transportation, Political, and Economic Impacts)

Parsing density changes: an outcome-oriented growth management policy analysis

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