Trees in the city: Valuing street trees in Portland, Oregon

Donovan, Geoffrey H.; Butry, David T.

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2009.07.019

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“…Research applying the hedonic price technique has found that property sale prices in Portland are influenced by open space proximity (Lutzenhiser and Netusil 2001), type and proximity of wetlands (Mahan et al 2000), walkability (Cortright 2009), and street trees (Donovan and Butry 2010). Therefore, from our results (Fig.…”

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“…Behaviors by this key subset of urban stakeholders at the property level translate into patterns across neighborhoods and urban landscapes (Kinzig et al 2005, Cook et al 2012, Belaire et al 2014. Revealed and stated preference models (Champ et al 2003, Freeman 2003 have suggested the influence of environmental characteristics, such as water quality , open space proximity (Geoghegan 2002), trees (Donovan and Butry 2010), and green stormwater management (Ando and Freitas 2011), on property values. Relationships exist between socioeconomic profiles and personal preferences for urban characteristics (e.g., Muller 1982), which play a central role in determining where an individual chooses to live (Tiebout 1956).…”

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Resident perceptions of natural resources between cities and across scales in the Pacific Northwest

Morzillo¹,

Kreakie²,

Netusil³

et al. 2016

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ABSTRACT. As the global population becomes increasingly urban, research is needed to explore how local culture, land use, and policy will influence urban natural resource management. We used a broad-scale comparative approach and survey of residents within the Portland (Oregon)-Vancouver (Washington) metropolitan areas, USA, two states with similar geographical and ecological characteristics, but different approaches to land-use planning, to explore resident perceptions about natural resources at three scales of analysis: property level ("at or near my house"), neighborhood ("within a 20-minute walk from my house"), and metro level ("across the metro area"). At the metro-level scale, nonmetric multidimensional scaling revealed that the two cities were quite similar. However, affinity for particular landscape characteristics existed within each city with the greatest difference generally at the property-level scale. Portland respondents expressed affinity for large mature trees, tree-lined streets, public transportation, and proximity to stores and services. Vancouver respondents expressed affinity for plentiful accessible parking. We suggest three explanations that likely are not mutually exclusive. First, respondents are segmented based on preferences for particular amenities, such as convenience versus commuter needs. Second, historical land-use and tax policy legacies may influence individual decisions. Third, more environmentally attuned worldviews may influence an individual's desire to produce environmentally friendly outcomes. Our findings highlight the importance of acknowledging variations in residents' affinities for landscape characteristics across different scales and locations because these differences may influence future land-use policies about urban natural resources.

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Resident perceptions of natural resources between cities and across scales in the Pacific Northwest

Morzillo¹,

Kreakie²,

Netusil³

et al. 2016

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“…Trees in the city are a major component of a neighbourhood's aesthetic appeal and benefit homeowners by adding monetary value to properties. For Portland, Oregon, Donovan and Butry [63] found that a large tree on a residential property can add some $9000 to the sale price of a house. Land owners are also helping others by having trees on their residential properties, because adjacent homes and even entire neighbourhoods benefit from the increased property value.…”

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Trees in Canadian Cities: Indispensable Life Form for Urban Sustainability

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Abstract:We argue that a healthy urban forest contributes immensely to the sustainability of cities. The argument is based on a comprehensive array of values elicited from Canadians in several cities. To begin, we define the urban forest as inclusive of all the trees in the city and thus representing the predominant contributor to a city's green infrastructure. Then we enumerate and explain the broad diversity of ways in which urban people value trees in the city. We, thus, show the myriad pathways by which trees contribute positively to any city's social, economic, and ecological sustainability. Following a short summary of the ways in which trees may detract from people's quality of life, we present promising management directions for urban-forest improvement, as we understand the situation in Canada. We conclude that all cities can enhance their sustainability by improving the urban forest.

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“…Studies also included urban greenspaces Conway et al 2010), vegetation (Kadish and Netusil 2012;Kestens et al 2004), and diversity of land use/covers surrounding homes (Sander and Polasky 2009), rural, semi-rural and urban land covers, open spaces, forests cover, water, fields and agriculture landscapes (Acharya and Bennett 2001). Other studies included urban tree coverage (Sander and Haight 2012;Sander et al 2010), tree canopy cover (Conway et al 2010), and presence of street side trees and their effects on homes (Donovan and Butry (2010).…”

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Valuing Visual Accessibility of Scenic Landscapes in a Single Family Housing Market: A Spatial Hedonic Approach

Mittal¹,

Thériault²,

Voisin³

et al. 2017

24th Annual European Real Estate Society Conference

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Abstract:This article uses a hedonic modelling approach to assess the effect of visual accessibility of scenic lands on housing price. It estimates households' implicit willingness to pay for the visual accessibility of privately owned voluntarily protected scenic lands in a single family housing market. These lands are protected in perpetuity for natural, historic, and scenic characteristics.The premium price effect was captured using the visual accessibility variable, a combined weighted measure of visibility and proximity. This is named as Gravity Inspired Visibility Index (GIVI). A comprehensive review of eight environmental amenity from multidisciplinary sources provides basis on significance of 'proximity' and 'view.' A detailed methodology on developing spatial interaction variable using 3D GIS and viewshed 1 technology is provided. This variable was used to estimate the capitalized premium from the preserved lands. Both global (adjusted price premium on mean home value from the GWR model. The article offers a useful framework for evaluating effects of land protection for planning and real estate scholars. It also offers useful insight to conservation agencies, local governments, professional planners, and real estate professionals for prioritizing land sites with scenic views and for property development. IntroductionThe study was conducted in Worcester, Massachusetts --the second largest city in the state. A cluster of 26 privately owned Conservation Easement (CE) properties with historically important1 The viewshed identifies cells in an input raster that are visible from one or more observation points. Binary values are added to the output raster with 1 meaning visible and 0means not visible. Please do not cite this paper3 sites and land parcels with scenic amenities were the focus of this article. This study estimates the externality effect of these voluntarily protected lands, on prices of surrounding 1,243 single family detached homes. The protected lands serve as public amenities, offer several indirect and direct environmental, and health benefits to the local community. In past, several parks, trails, waterways, and wildlife areas have been protected this way using CE in the United States. CE involve legal agreements between private landowners and a non-profit or a government agency in the United States to perpetually restrict any future development rights on preservation worthy lands. Under the agreement, the private landowners are allowed to retain their land titles, continue to retain their right to own and use lands. They also have the option to donate or sell the restricted development rights, and claim equivalent federal tax credits (Mittal 2014;Wright, 1994;Gustanski and Squires, 2000). Billions of dollars' worth of public money is involved as tax credits to incentivize private landowners; therefore, to motivate conservation organizations and local governments to promote land preservation activities, this article estimates direct monetary benefits to the local property tax base due to val...

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Trees in the city: Valuing street trees in Portland, Oregon

Cited by 255 publications

References 26 publications

Resident perceptions of natural resources between cities and across scales in the Pacific Northwest

Resident perceptions of natural resources between cities and across scales in the Pacific Northwest

Trees in Canadian Cities: Indispensable Life Form for Urban Sustainability

Valuing Visual Accessibility of Scenic Landscapes in a Single Family Housing Market: A Spatial Hedonic Approach

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