Habitat Preservation and Restoration: Do Homebuyers have Preferences for Quality Habitat?

摘要: Abstract This research examines homebuyers' preferences for nearby riparian habitat, an important issue because quality habitat competes water resources with other activities in semi-arid regions and federal local governments allocate significant to preservation restoration plans. Riparian vegetation surveys comprising comprehensive measures of the ecological characteristics were completed metropolitan Tucson study area data incorporated into a hedonic analysis single family residential house prices. The results indicate that high adds value homes instead indiscriminately valuing “green” open space, homebuyers distinguish between biologically characteristics. also suggests it is worthwhile account heterogeneity natural amenities analysis. Furthermore suggest programs are more likely receive public support if they incorporate features preferred by homeowners. Our study's show household existing match ecologically-functional envisaged recently funded joint federal-city urban project Tucson, Arizona.