Composed of original, peer-reviewed contributions, this book is the product of over two years worth of work on the part of its authors and editors. The project was motivated by a desire to produce a cohesive volume on how people react to differences in environmental conditions among and within regions.
Environmental valuation: connecting theory, evidence, and public policy / John I. Carruthers and Gordon F. Mulligan -- Environmental valuation using cross-city hedonic methods / Matthew E. Kahn -- Amenity valuation and migration behavior / Roxanne Ezzet-Loftstrom -- Amenity valuation, incomplete compensation, and migration / David E. Clark -- The impact of public services on quality of life and housing markets / Robyn K. Welch and Brigitte S. Waldorf -- Environmental contamination and house values / Katherine A. Kiel -- The benefits of environmental improvements in a low-income area: the Grand Calumet River dredging plan in Gary, Indiana / Daniel P. McMillen -- Capitalization of environmental amenities at the urban-rural fringe / Diane Hite and Brent Sohngen -- Remotely sensed proxies for environmental amenities in hedonic analysis / Rosalind H. Bark-Hodgins, Daniel E. Osgood, and Bonnie G. Colby -- Maximizing the value of greenways: the case of the Catawba Regional Trail in the Carolinas / Darla K. Munroe -- The valuation of wetlands: primary versus meta-analysis based value transfer / Luke M. Brander and Raymond J.G.M. Florax -- Valuing amenities of new urbanist communities / Yan Song and Gerrit-Jan Knaap -- A note on the valuation of jurisdictional-level infrastructure and services / Shishir Mathur -- Some closing thoughts on the study of environmental valuation / John I. Carruthers and Bill Mundy.