This study examines the influence of Gulf of Mexico views on residential home sales in Pinellas County, Florida. We utilize Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) data to construct four continuous measures of Gulf of Mexico views -- the total view, the maximum view segment, the mean view segment,...

This paper explores the influence of beach quality on coastal residential property values. We hypothesize that beach and dune width provide local public goods in terms of recreation potential and storm/erosion protection, but that this relationship is limited by distance from the shoreline. Our...

Coastal communities benefit from a diverse array of ecosystem services derived from spatial proximity to common property resources. We hypothesize that property market’s accrual of benefits from ecosystems are predictated not only on the configuration of the built environment that conveys...