Categories: Midwest, Illinois, Indiana

Valuing open space in a residential sorting model of the Twin Cities

By CostBenefit on Aug 17, 2010 | In Academic Study/Journal Article, Preservation & Open Space, Midwest, Regulatory Analysis, Computer Software/Database/Model, Methods, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits, Free Report at Time of Entry

Abstract: H. Allen Klaiber and Daniel J. Phaneuf present an analysis of how open space amenities affect residential location choices using a "horizontal sorting model" to estimate household preferences for open space. To parameterize the model, a new and… more »

Kansas City, Mo., to Spend $2.5 Billion to Cut Sewer Overflows

By CostBenefit on Jun 9, 2010 | In Water, Land + Water, Legal, Fines, Government Report, Floods, Green Roofs, Midwest, Regulatory Analysis, Contamination Cost, Costs and Benefits, Wastewater, Free Report at Time of Entry

May 18, 2010) - The City of Kansas City, Mo., has agreed to make extensive improvements to its sewer systems, at a cost estimated to exceed $2.5 billion over 25 years, to eliminate unauthorized overflows of untreated raw sewage and to reduce pollution le… more »

Green roofs offer mix of beauty and practicality

By CostBenefit on Jun 6, 2010 | In Green Roofs, Midwest, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story, Costs and Benefits, Wastewater

...While the low-maintenance rooftop gardens [that have sprouted on Quad-Cities buildings] offer plenty of practical advantages, capturing rain water and improving the energy efficiency of their buildings by insulating them ... they offer a lot of oppo… more »

The value of urban tree cover: A hedonic property price model in Ramsey and Dakota Counties, Minnesota, USA

By CostBenefit on Jun 1, 2010 | In Real Estate Construction Housing, Academic Study/Journal Article, Preservation & Open Space, Midwest, Hedonic Analysis, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: Urban tree cover benefits communities. These benefits' economic values, however, are poorly recognized and often ignored by landowners and planners. Heather Sander, Stephen Polasky and Robert G. Haight use hedonic property price modeling to est… more »

Financial impact of energy efficiency under a federal combined efficiency and renewable electricity standard: Case study of a Kansas “super-utility”

By CostBenefit on May 26, 2010 | In Energy, Companies,CSR,Business,Finance, Academic Study/Journal Article, Midwest, Regulatory Analysis, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: Historically, local, state and federal policies have separately promoted the generation of electricity from renewable technologies and the pursuit of energy efficiency to help mitigate the detrimental effects of global climate change and foster… more »
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