Land Values Research Articles

Analysis of Land Value Changes and Its Correlation with the Existence of Tourism and Accessibility in 2017-2024

Abstract: Getasan District, located in Semarang Regency, is renowned for its natural beauty, particularly with the presence of Mount Merbabu and a rapidly growing number of nature-based tourist attractions. Kopeng Tourism, a legacy from the Dutch colonial era, serves as the main attraction with its scenic views at the foot of Mount Merbabu. Additionally, the emergence of new tourist spots such as Hutan Pinus Kayon, Gedong Pass, Umbul Songo Natural Tourism, Agrotourism Kopeng "Gunung Sari," Merbabu Park, and Boemisora reflects the rapid development of tourism in this region. This rapid growth in tourism has had a direct impact on the local economy and the potential for changes in land value. This study aims to analyze the influence of tourist attractions and accessibility on land value changes in Getasan District from 2017 to 2024, amidst the significant growth of tourism. The research employed a descriptive and quantitative approach to analyze the data comprehensively. Quantitative analysis was carried out using multiple linear regression to evaluate the influence of proximity to tourist attractions and road accessibility on land value. The land value zone maps for 2017 and 2021 were obtained from the Semarang Regency Land Office, while the 2024 land value zone was created through the update of the 2021 zone. This update resulted in 130 zones with 688 sample points collected through field surveys based on fair market prices. Multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the influence of straight-line distance from the zone centroid to tourist attractions and collector roads. The results showed that the p-value in the simultaneous test was 0.03647 (? 0.05), indicating that tourist attractions and accessibility have a simultaneous and significant influence on land value zone changes, with an impact size of 7.87%. These findings highlight the urgency of considering the rapidly developing tourism sector and accessibility in regional management and development, given their effect on land values in Getasan. Keywords: Getasan District, Kopeng Tourism, Land Value Zone

Ultimate Fighting Crab: Agonistic Behaviour, Dominance, and Recognition in the Edible Crab, Cancer pagurus (L.)

Edible crabs (Cancer pagurus) are an economically important species for Scottish inshore fisheries, with an estimated annual landing value of GBP 16 million (2023). Research into the behaviour, particularly agonistic behaviour, of this species is currently lacking. This paper aims to investigate behaviour, social interactions, potential hierarchies, and the impact of claw size on the outcomes of agonistic interactions of male C. pagurus through behavioural trials and retrials. Crabs were semi-randomly assigned to pairs (based on allocated condition index rating) and introduced to one another in trial tanks. Each pair underwent two trials, 24 h apart (the “trial” and “retrial”). Analyses of video records of agonistic bouts revealed that 77% of retrials were won by the initial victors, with a significant decrease in fight time between trials and retrials. Fight time was not correlated with weapon size (claw length, height, and depth). There were no differences in weapon size of winners and losers of bouts. Winners exhibited a significantly higher frequency of aggressive and dominant behaviours (approach, aggressive contact, threat displays, and mounting), and losers exhibited higher frequencies of submissive behaviours (withdrawal, retracting limbs, and remaining motionless). These results suggest that individual behaviour may play more of a role in dominance than size or other morphometric characteristics.

Customizing a mass appraisal model for residential property tax assessment: a hedonic regression approach in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia

PurposeThe paper aims to estimate the house rental values for the purpose of customizing mass appraisals in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia. It seeks to identify the critical factors affecting the rental values of residential properties and customize a mass appraisal model for such properties. The study focuses on identifying attributes that significantly affect house rental values.Design/methodology/approachThe paper adopted a survey research design, utilizing a survey questionnaire, expert group discussion and document analysis. The data were analyzed using thematic, descriptive and inferential statistical analysis, including correlation and hedonic regression analysis.FindingsAmong the variables included in the model, the number of rooms, availability of schools, land value grading, type of nearest road, housing typology, built-up area, plot area, walling material, traveling cost and fencing materials were the most significant factors for predicting the annual rental value of residential properties in the city.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings of this study will provide valuable insights to tax assessors, property owners and local government authorities, including municipalities, concerning the key determinants of the rental values of residential properties. Besides, these findings will serve as a useful tool for valuers and researchers in the field of property value modeling.Originality/valueThis study represents the first attempt to develop a framework for mass appraisal of residential properties using annual rental values in the Ethiopian context.

Analysis of spatio-temporal evolution and influencing factors of land dividends in China.

This paper explores the classification, formation, measurement, evolution, and influencing factors of land dividends in China.It analyzes the nature of land value dividends and efficiency dividends, examines their spatio-temporal evolution, and investigates influencing factors via a regression model, providing insights for future development. The paper posits that changes in land use patterns primarily contribute to land value dividends, while efficiency dividends stem from improving land use efficiency within existing patterns. Presently, China is transitioning from a phase dominated by land value dividends to one marked by efficiency dividends. In terms of spatio-temporal dynamics, efficiency dividends display a fluctuating upward trajectory, whereas land value dividends and the overall quantity of land dividends demonstrate an initial ascent followed by a gradual decline, with the central region exhibiting the most pronounced changes. The analysis of influencing factors reveals a significant positive correlation between value dividends, the overall quantity of land dividends, and factors such as land transfer and capital investment, while efficiency dividends exhibit a significant positive correlation with urbanization. Consequently, the government should implement measures to sensibly regulate land quantity and layout, promote intensive and efficient land use, activate dormant land resources, and propel the optimization and high-quality development of land dividends.

Impact of Short-Haul High Speed Rail Commuting on Land Use and Spatial Structure in a Multi-Centre Metropolitan Area

Owing to the enhanced accessibility afforded by high-speed rail, the relationship between megacities and their neighboring cities has grown closer. Megacities exert a significant influence on the land use of neighboring cities. This study employs a spatial econometric model to investigate the direct impact and spatial spillover effects of high-speed rail on urban land values, based on urban panel data from China’s Yangtze River Delta region (2006-2020). The results revealed that shorter commuting times and improved frequency of service had a more substantial effect. Additionally, due to alterations in land values, there is a distinct preference tendency for urban land use attributes. Therefore, the city’s spatial organization has transformed, and its center of gravity has shifted as well. This study provides crucial theoretical justifications and empirical evidence to fill the gaps left by previous research on the effects of short-haul high-speed rail commuting on urban housing prices and land use. The study also offers valuable insights for strategic planning and implementation aimed at promoting urban development and urban agglomeration construction through HSR construction.

Texas Rural Land Market Integration: A Causal Analysis using Machine Learning Applications

Texas rural land markets have several special features that makes it unique from other rural land markets in the United States. In 2021, Texas agricultural land, including buildings, is valued at $299.88 billion, which is almost 10% of the nation's total agricultural real estate value and 83% of the state's land is categorized as rural. In addition, due to its size and geologic features, Texas’ diverse landscape creates complex and widely divergent conditions affecting ownership and marketing of the land. Despite this complexity, lack of granular level and reliable transactional data on land sales has prevented thorough investigation into Texas land markets to uncover various interdependencies. Using quarterly transactional land value data from 1966-2017, this study uses cutting-edge machine learning algorithms and probabilistic graphical models to uncover causal interaction patterns of different land markets in Texas. The results reveal that Texas rural land markets are interdependent. Current and potential landholders and lenders can use the results from this work to aid strategic decision making. Financial institutions and investment groups could be made aware of the trend of one land market relative to other markets and adjust their holdings accordingly. Landowners may better understand changes in net wealth, which affect their ability to borrow capital and operate efficiently. Moreover, lenders may also benefit from the information to manage collateral and thus maintain the stability of their operation.

Land Stewardship and Development Behaviors Under an Ecological-Impact-Weighted Land Value Tax Scheme: A Proof-of-Concept Agent-Based Model

Sprawling land development patterns have exacerbated ecological degradation, social fragmentation, and public health problems. Perverse incentives arise from the ability to privatize collectively created value in land rents and socialize ecological costs. Land value taxation (LVT) has been shown to encourage urban infill development by reducing or eliminating rent-seeking behavior in land markets. However, despite its purported benefits, this tax reform is value monistic in its definition of optimal land use and, therefore, does little to address the lack of non-market information to inform land use decisions. We propose an ecological-impact-weighted land value taxation policy (ELVT) which incorporates the ecological footprint of land use into one’s land value tax burden. We test both proposed policies (LVT and ELVT) relative to a “status quo” (SQ) property tax scheme, utilizing a conceptual spatially explicit agent-based model of land use behaviors and housing development. Our findings suggest that both tax interventions can increase the capital intensity and decrease the land intensity of housing development. Furthermore, both tax interventions can lead to a net profit loss for speculators and a decrease in the average housing unit price. The ELVT scheme is shown to significantly increase urban nature provisions and dampen the loss of ecological value across a region.

A Study on the Development of a Filtration System for Drainage Discharge Capacity

This study analyzes the social and economic characteristics of an area affected by chemical emission facilities and proposes policy measures to respond to social disasters such as hazardous chemical emission accidents. Even within the area affected by chemical discharge facilities, social and economic disparities existed depending on the proximity to the chemical discharge facility, child population ratio, and land value. However, the elderly population ratio decreased. It is believed that the presentation of response plans based on the study’s analysis will contribute to protecting people's health and property, which is the ultimate goal of chemical management.

Uranium Mill Tailings Generation and Management Challenges

Uranium mining has been ongoing for the past 200 years, yet managing uranium waste remains a significant challenge. This difficulty arises due to strict regulations imposed on uranium-related industries, driven by the assumed health risks associated with radiation. As a result, much of the waste generated by nuclear industries is currently stored. In India, uranium mining and milling waste is stored that require large tracts of land and continuous monitoring. Given the high value of land in India and the potential expansion of uranium mining to meet net-zero emission targets, an effective solution for managing uranium mill tailings is urgently needed. Meanwhile, India's construction sector is rapidly growing that require a huge quantity of materials. This paper reviewed the history of uranium mining and mill tailings generation and propose that the construction industry could effectively utilize these tailings. This approach not only addresses resource scarcity but also promotes environmental sustainability by conserving natural resources, reducing ecological imbalances, and advancing a circular economy.

Diverse methodologies of care: Thinking with and practising (soil) in situated, affective and enactive ways

AbstractThis research article outlines a provocation for diverse and experimentally open, situated approaches to exploring care and caring. The diversely positioned authors discuss this idea using the subject of soil, in the place and context of Aotearoa New Zealand. Little is known about the diversity of ways that everyday people value, or, have caring relationships for/with soil, among a plethora of research that positions soil ‘care’ around, for example, commercial food production, waste‐sinking, or property land value. To study diverse care in relation to soil, as with many relational subjects, requires equivalent diversity in the ways in which we might explore it. Here we outline the basis for diverse, situated methodologies that necessarily lead to a diversity of methods. This paper looks at the methodological imperatives that lead to exploring care, and discusses a variety of methods that generate different forms of ‘data’ with different forms of representation of that care. We observe that to holistically observe care relations with soil requires a diversity of methodologies, inherently ontological and epistemological – worldmaking. We discuss situated and enactive, affective approaches of Kaupapa Māori enquiry, monitoring and arts‐based approaches to ‘measure’ soil care taking place, in place, and contextualise this with our own author positionality. We discuss this suite of experimental, reflexive, affective and responsive ways to measure soil care that are contingent on that being cared about, for, with and by, and which reciprocally give care.

Soldiering in the Special Zone: The People's Liberation Army Engineering Corps in Shenzhen

Abstract Between 1979 and 1982, 20,000 troops from the People's Liberation Army Engineering Corps travelled from military-industrial sites in the interior to Shenzhen, China's first Special Economic Zone (SEZ). They were the first batch of state-sponsored migrants to the SEZ and the pioneer builders of the city's urban infrastructure. This article uses the case of military workers in the SEZ to examine state–market relations during the early phase of China's post-socialist transition. On one hand, the Deng administration strategically repurposed a disciplined labour force from Mao's command economy to jump-start marketization. On the other hand, the Mao-era power structure of the Engineering Corps not only persisted but became even more entrenched in the SEZ at the forefront of China's reform. The higher one's military rank was before demobilization, the more easily one could monetize socialist-era political credentials, particularly by taking advantage of the rising value of land in Shenzhen's urbanization process. Academic credentials served as a moderate booster of status within the public sector and a more powerful ingredient leading to success for private entrepreneurs. The lower the military rank before demobilization, the less meaningful the agency to obtain material rewards commensurate with past contributions.

Quantifying and Zoning Ecological Compensation for Cultivated Land in Intensive Agricultural Areas: A Case Study in Henan Province, China

Cultivated land ecological compensation (CLEC) is an important way to solve regional development imbalance and cultivated land problems, and the scientific quantification of the ecological value of cultivated land is the key to CLEC. This study quantified the total amount and urgency of CLEC in China’s main grain-producing region using the cropland ecological footprint (EF) and ecosystem service value (ESV) methods. Furthermore, this study analyzed the comprehensive zoning of CLEC considering natural and economic development. The results showed that the spatial distribution of EFs and the ecological carrying capacity of cultivated land in Henan Province are similar, presenting the spatial characteristics of being high in the southeast and low in the northwest; the cultivated land in most of the counties and districts is in a state of ecological surplus, and the cultivated land resources are sufficient to support their own consumption needs. Henan Province as a whole is an ecologically compensated region, with a compensation amount of CNY 1.39 billion, and the total amount of compensation is in a positive value of 94.94%. The Southwest Yu and North Yu economic zone of Henan are the areas of high and low values of cultivated land compensation. The priority compensation region is the most extensive and widely distributed type in the five regions of Henan Province, accounting for 55% of the counties and districts. The degree of compensation is most urgent in the Huanghuai, Southwest Yu, and North Yu economic zones. This study’s findings provide new ideas for the development of differentiated ecological compensation policies, and provide references for the participation of multiple market participants and the diversification of compensation forms.

The economic impacts of living habitat changes in the Virginia Middle Peninsula, Chesapeake Bay

Living habitats support ecologically and commercially important species but are threatened by anthropogenic stressors, including climate change. The populations of two living habitats in the Chesapeake Bay, Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) and Eelgrass (Zostera marina), are depleted compared to historical levels, but recent Oyster restoration efforts have created new reef habitat and enhanced existing Oyster reefs. Other animals (e.g., commercially important fish and invertebrates) consume organisms that associate with these living habitats, suggesting the regional economies that rely on the commercial fishing industry may be impacted by changes in living habitat coverage. Ecosystem models were developed for two rivers that have undergone Oyster restoration in the Virginia Middle Peninsula, and simulations were conducted to estimate the potential influence that changes to living habitats may have on commercial fisheries harvests. Additionally, commercial fishers were interviewed to document expenditures needed to link ecological model estimates to an economic input-output model via IMPLAN that estimated the regional economic impacts of these changes. Increases to Oyster and Eelgrass populations are predicted to enhance commercial fisheries populations and in turn, harvests, while decreases to living habitats are predicted to have negative effect on fisheries harvests. The driving factor behind landed value trends is changes with the lucrative Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus) fishery. The primary expenses of watermen are repairs/maintenance, fuel, and bait, but greater than 37 % of the annual revenue is retained as proprietor and crew income. Oyster reef restoration alone is predicted to increase the regional economic impact of the commercial fishing industry by $1.1 M yr-1 and support 12 more full-time jobs at the end of a 20-year simulation. Oyster restoration in combination with a continued decline of Eelgrass led to a negligible increase (∼$150 K yr-1) in the regional economic impact. Eelgrass restoration to the current management goal without the influence of Oyster restoration is anticipated to elevate the regional economic impact to $16.8 M yr-1 and 152 full-time jobs, and smaller increases to the Eelgrass population, relative to current levels, will still have a positive impact on the regional economy. Combined Oyster and Eelgrass restoration are predicted to enhance economic impacts to the greatest extent, while continued Eelgrass decline is likely to minimize these benefits.

Spatial heterogeneity and interaction effect of urban blue and green spaces on housing prices

Rapid urbanization presents policymakers and planners with the challenge of balancing public open spaces design with the conservation and improvement of natural resources. A comprehensive understanding of the land economic value of urban blue-green spaces (UBGS) holds immense significance for urban sustainable development, urban spatial justice and the promotion of human well-being. In this study, the MGWR model is employed to discuss the heterogeneous effects of UBGS on housing prices in Hangzhou. Additionally, the interaction effect between blue space and green space was examined at the district level, and the specific locations and spatial patterns were identified. The results show that (1) different types, features and accessibility of UBGS have different degrees and spatial scale of effect on housing prices, and will be affected by other attributes of UBGS; (2) in 30.92% of the main urban area of Hangzhou, the effect of blue spaces and green spaces on housing prices exhibits an interactive effect. The spatial patterns are divided into blue-green positive synergistic, antagonistic and negative synergistic regions; (3) green space has positive and negative effects on housing prices, while blue space has positive effects on housing prices at the regional level. The existence of water bodies can promote the positive effect of green spaces on housing prices or alleviate the negative effect. The results indicate that planners must transcend the singular focus on blue or green space planning and instead consider both in an integrated manner. This outcome can provide valuable references for UBGS planning.

Impact of plant-based soil amendments on improvement of mortgaged Farmland

A field experiment was conducted in Maoming, Guangdong, China to evaluate the effects of different plant-based soil amendments on soil quality, nutrient availability, plant growth, and land value. The application of plant-based soil amendments significantly increased the plant height, stem diameter, and biomass yield of corn, soybean, and rice crops. The greatest improvement was observed in corn crops, with a 12.6% increase in plant height, a 15% increase in stem diameter, and a 25.6% increase in biomass yield. Plant based soil amendments significantly improve soil quality, increase nutrient availability, and promote plant growth and productivity. Economic analysis shows that the use of plant-based soil amendments significantly increases the value of land, providing potential benefits for mortgage lenders and borrowers. This study emphasizes the importance of sustainable land use practices and the potential of plant-based soil improvement as an effective means of increasing land value. Bangladesh J. Bot. 53(3): 823-833, 2024 (September) Special

How spatial differences in climate affect agricultural land values in New Zealand

How spatial differences in climate affect agricultural land values in New Zealand

SNAP-Ed Supporting Innovative Nutrition Education for American Indian and Indigenous-Serving Organizations in Colorado

BackgroundSNAP-Education (SNAP-Ed) is the nutrition education component of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). ObjectiveTo elucidate the experiences of three Colorado-based, American Indian or Indigenous-led organizations who engaged in a SNAP-Ed pilot funding project in FY2022. MethodsAn instrumental, single case-study design was employed to conduct this evaluation. The multi-phase method evaluation included: listening sessions (n=8 Indigenous-serving organizations), invited request for proposals, pilot award funding (n=3 awarded organizations), and longitudinal, storytelling-based qualitative data collection during the funding cycle. ResultsThere are many ongoing food and nutrition education programs serving Indigenous/American Indian peoples in Colorado, which largely promote wellness and healing through traditional cultural practices and are not overtly framed as “nutrition education.” Two salient themes emerged: 1) defining and describing Indigenized, decolonized nutrition education; and 2) description of experiences working with SNAP-Ed funding during FY2022, including challenges and future opportunities. ConclusionsTo effectively address the priority area for SNAP-Ed funding to reach Tribal communities in each state, understanding the perspectives of Tribal and Indigenous-led communities who are new to SNAP-Ed funding is prudent. Next steps to continued co-creation of SNAP-Ed opportunities in Indigenous spaces include educating funders and policymakers on Indigenous ways of knowing; traditional food and nutrition practices; and importance of relationality, land, healing, and other Indigenous values. Determining the “success” of a program (e.g., program evaluation) needs to be defined by the community itself.

Legal support of cadastral value of agricultural land: problems and solutions

Land is a unique and irreplaceable natural resource. Therefore, it is always in the center of interests of the state. Purpose - methods of normative-legal regulation of pricing in the land legislation of Kazakhstan are investigated, factors determining the mechanism and cost of the right to use agricultural land are systematized, new approaches to their assessment are shown. Methods - monographic was used in the study of the current state of the land fund, detection of shortcomings, ranking of world experience in establishing the cadastral value of land, statistical-economic and analytical - to obtain the necessary information, abstract-logical, on the basis of which proposals and recommendations were developed. Results - the measures to control the estimated value of agricultural land have been substantiated. Potential threats leading to the loss of land use rights were identified. Conclusions - prices for land plots in the republic started to be formed since 2003, after the transition to private ownership. A number of legislative documents were adopted to involve them in the market turnover. The Land Code is assigned to immovable property and is under state registration. Initially, the payment for agricultural land was formed on the primary market, the state regulated the rates. For 21 years, the prime rates for land have not changed. During cadastral valuation it is necessary to recalculate the prime rate and take into account socio-economic, riscoecological, climatic conditions. This, in turn, requires improvement of agricultural land rates, assessment indices. Since the Republic of Kazakhstan has switched to a digital format of keeping the land cadastre, it is necessary to compile a map of prices of land plots cost in the context of regions and conduct their continuous monitoring.

Кадастровая оценка земельных участков сельскохозяйственного назна-чения южных районов Красноярского края

The State cadastral valuation of agricultural lands (GKOZ CX) is a set of legal, administrative and technical measures aimed at establishing the cadastral value of land plots as of a certain date in order to create a tax base and other payments for land. On the territory of the Russian Federation, the cadastral valuation of agricultur-al land is carried out relatively recently. The first evaluation tour was conducted in 2001 - 2002, the second in 2006 – 2007 and the third in 2011 – 2013. Methodological support was provided by unified methodological guidelines approved by federal agencies. This article presents the results of the cadastral value of land plots by type of use, conducted on the territory of three municipalities located in the southern re-gions of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The specific indicators of cadastral value for these land plots are determined in accordance with the Methodological Guidelines for the state cadastral assessment of agricultural land (approved by Order of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation dated 09/20/2010 No. 445) [1].

The dynamics of land-based financing in Ghana: An institutional perspective for implementation

ABSTRACT In recent years, most sub-Saharan African cities have been urged to leverage the rising land values resulting from rapid urbanization through the instruments of land-based financing (LBF) to finance basic infrastructure projects. However, a significant concern of LBF in the Global South has been its limited application due to institutional and technical challenges. The study examined how institutional structures and legal frameworks in Ghana influence the implementation and effectiveness of LBF mechanisms and the role capacity building, technological infrastructure and stakeholder engagement play in enhancing the operational effectiveness and public acceptance of LBF in Ghana. Using the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana as a case study, interviews were conducted with urban planners, policy makers, developers, local government officials and key informants and content analysis was used to analyse LBF policy documents. Key findings highlight significant legal gaps in the legal frameworks governing LBF, which can result in inconsistent application across municipalities and undermine revenue generation. Additionally, the study highlights the challenges of property valuation and tax collection due to inadequate and targeted capacity building programs for staff, technological infrastructure deficiencies, ineffective interagency collaboration, and limited stakeholder engagement, which ultimately affects the legitimacy and success of LBF initiatives. The study recommends the implementation LBF through legislative reforms, capacity-building programs, technological infrastructure investments, and interagency collaboration, emphasizing stakeholder engagement and transparent communication for effective implementation.