Integrating California's Climate Change and Fiscal Goals: The known, the Unknown, and the Possible

Chapple, Karen

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“…Similarly, while some people in new infill apartments will drive, and thus help congest the street, statistically they will drive less than people in detached homes and outlying areas, and therefore less than many existing residents (Brownstone and Golub 2009; Chatman et al 2019; Ewing et al 2017; Kim and Brownstone 2013). Compared with existing residents who live at lower densities, the apartment dwellers will also use less water, less energy for heating and cooling, and less space in landfills (Chapple 2016; Kahn 2005; Mangum 2016). These differences arise primarily because the newer units will consume so much less land.…”

Section: Parcel-level Practice and The Local Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

Unwanted Housing: Localism and Politics of Housing Development

Manville

Monkkonen

2021

Journal of Planning Education and Research

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We examine pervasive opposition to building market-rate housing and relate it to localism: a perspective that grants moral authority to incumbent residents. We argue that localism has become prevalent in housing planning in the United States and that its seeming equality—allowing all communities the right to define themselves—conceals profound imbalances that favor the affluent. We use survey data from California to measure localism, using opposition to state land use preemption as a proxy. We find that localism is concentrated among white, affluent homeowners. This suggests that localist beliefs are less prevalent in the population than they are in planning practice.

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Section: Parcel-level Practice and The Local Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

Unwanted Housing: Localism and Politics of Housing Development

Manville

Monkkonen

2021

Journal of Planning Education and Research

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“…Because of their increase in retail, suburbs gain business taxes and franchise or license fees as well (ibid.). A more recent study showed that the reliance of California jurisdictions on sales taxes has remained relatively constant over the past decadebut is much more concentrated in suburban neighborhood types: sales taxes comprise 2-5% of the budget in cities like San Francisco or Los Angeles, but 12-14% in the suburbs (Chapple, 2016).…”

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“…One use that offers relatively high returns is retail, which generates not just revenues for business owners, but fiscal returns for governments in the form of sales taxes. Conversion to retail does not occur uniformly across metros: Suburban jurisdictions often disproportionately depend on sales tax revenue, suggesting an association between retail land use conversion and sprawl (Chapple, 2016;Wassmer, 2002). On the other hand, parcels that convert to commercial use more generally tend to cluster and be located close to the core (Fragkias & Geoghegan, 2010;Landis & Zhang, 1998).…”

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The fiscal trade-off: Sprawl, the conversion of land, and wage decline in California’s metropolitan regions

Chapple

2018

Landscape and Urban Planning

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Suburban jurisdictions are disproportionately likely to convert their land to land uses that maximize revenue generation. Yet, the jurisdictions that convert land to more fiscally lucrative uses are likely to experience gains in low-wage retail jobspossibly contributing to poor upward mobility. This study offers a new perspective on both the factors behind and effects of the conversion of land use to sales taxable uses, via a unique dataset that identifies land use changes on 1.2 million parcels in California (from tax assessor data) from 2007 to 2013. After linking to data on compactness, municipal tax structure, and economic characteristics, the study examines first how various urban form and fiscal factors shape conversion (controlling for economic and demographic variables), and then how conversion to more fiscally lucrative uses (along with urban form and fiscal factors) affect net job quality, specifically wages, over time. Not only does fiscal structure, particularly municipal dependence on sales tax revenue, lead to the conversion of land to fiscally lucrative uses, controlling for other factors, it also contributes to wage decline. The more compact the urban fabric, the less likely is land use conversion, yet the greater the wage decline. The findings of this study suggest that land use conversion may thwart broader economic development goals.

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“…Such changes could be phased in if necessary. Regional tax base sharing could also discourage high-GHG types of suburban and exurban development while improving social equity (Chapple, 2016). A severance tax on oil and gas production could produce revenue for GHG reduction programs and help change behavior (unlike other oil producing states, California currently has no such tax).…”

Section: Conclusion: Evolving California's Social Ecologymentioning

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A Carbon-Neutral California: Social Ecology and Prospects for 2050 GHG Reduction

Wheeler

2017

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How might a large jurisdiction approach carbon neutrality by 2050, and what initiatives might increase the chances of success? This article explores these questions using California as a case study. Current trends as well as multiple modeling studies show that existing policy directions for the state will not be sufficient. Additional initiatives appear needed to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles, reduce driving, reach 100 percent renewable electricity, convert existing buildings to zero-net-carbon status, change diet, and reduce consumption. The state's social ecology does not currently support such changes. Consequently, planners and other professionals need to consider strategic actions to change social ecology as well as climate policy. Potential steps to do this include raising the price of carbon; revising the state's tax system so as to increase public sector capacity; developing a stronger framework of incentives, mandates, and technical support between levels of government; and expanding educational and social marketing programs aimed at behavior change. A main implication of this analysis is that in many contexts worldwide sustainability planners should consider action on both policy and social ecology levels to maximize chances of success.

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Integrating California's Climate Change and Fiscal Goals: The known, the Unknown, and the Possible

Cited by 4 publications

References 52 publications

Unwanted Housing: Localism and Politics of Housing Development

Unwanted Housing: Localism and Politics of Housing Development

The fiscal trade-off: Sprawl, the conversion of land, and wage decline in California’s metropolitan regions

A Carbon-Neutral California: Social Ecology and Prospects for 2050 GHG Reduction

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