KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 September 11, 2018 \u2013 Corey Lang is on a mission to understand what value people place on non-market goods like open space.<\/p>\n
These goods typically have no observable monetary value associated with them, according to Lang, an associate professor of natural resource economics at the 溏心vlog免费B站. But open space such as parks and recreational areas can influence the value people place on real estate and other goods.<\/p>\n
\u201cPreserved open space is a public good that isn\u2019t bought and sold in a traditional market place, and thus there is no price on it, as there is for standard goods like milk,\u201d Lang said. \u201cBecause there is no price, it’s difficult to infer how much people value open space, even though it’s clear they do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lang was recently awarded two $500,000 grants from the United States Department of Agriculture to research trends associated with the value people place on non-market goods and their impact on the price of other goods and services.<\/p>\n
\u201cLand conservation is a somewhat sizable policy objective in many states,\u201d he said. \u201cThis policy generates value through the property market and through recreation opportunities. One thing we want to understand is if there are disparities in benefits between different income, racial, and ethnic groups.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lang will conduct his study by examining where people live and how they vote on environmental referenda.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy studying where people choose to live and the prices they pay, we can infer how much they’re willing to pay to live in proximity to open space and other environmental amenities,\u201d Lang said. \u201cWe will also study why people voted the way they did to infer how they value the environment. Within this context of estimating value, we’ll then seek to understand if open space conservation benefits some groups disproportionately.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lang has been awarded more than $2.4 million in research funding since joining the 溏心vlog免费B站 faculty in 2011. Among his other research interests is the question of how the local community is responding to America\u2019s first offshore wind farm near Block Island. In a study funded by Rhode Island Sea Grant, he is examining the economic impact of the wind farm on tourism by using data from real estate transactions and rentals to determine if the wind turbines have had any significant impact on the real estate and rental markets.<\/p>\n
He has also conducted studies of onshore wind turbines and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) by using the housing market to learn whether prices responded to the siting of a turbine or a fracking well nearby. His 2013 examination of onshore wind turbines in Rhode Island found that the installations had no effect on property values.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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