Analyzing conservation-siting decisions and spillover effects in North Carolina
Abstract
Land conservation is used to protect a variety of vulnerable ecosystem services and
land uses in the United States and around the world. As of 2019, 12% of the total
land in the US was protected for conservation by private actors and public agencies.
Strategies to select land for conservation consider a host of factors – the benefits
protected by conserving land, the cost of implementing conservation, and the risk
of future development if land remains unprotected. The two primary tools for conserving
land, fee-simple acquisitions and conservation easements, differ in the level of protection
they afford, their implementation costs, and their impact on development risk. Using
data from Durham County in North Carolina, I explore how the two tools may be used
to protect different types of land and how their use may have spillover effects on
surrounding land values. A better understanding of the kinds of land being conserved
and their spillover effects can inform future land conservation strategies for improved
conservation benefits.
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Master's projectSubject
land conservationnorth carolina
durham
conservation easement
fee-simple purchase
land prices
site selection
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