Buy them out before they are built: evaluating the proactive acquisition of vacant land in flood-prone areas

No. Panggil :	eja-21-0530
Nama Orang :	Atoba, Kayode Newman, Galen Brody, Samuel Highfield, Wesley Kim, Youjung Juan, Andrew






Penerbitan :	[Place of publication not identified] : Cambridge - Crime, 2021

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Abstrak	Rising flood damages have prompted local communities to implement buyout and property acquisition programmes to eliminate repetitive losses for at-risk properties. However, buyouts are often costly to implement and are reactionary solutions to flooding. This study quantifies the benefits of acquiring vacant private properties in flood-prone areas rather than acquiring such properties after they are built up. Using a geodesign framework that integrates concepts and analytical approaches derived from geographical, spatial and statistical-based disciplines, we analyse vacant properties with high development potential that intersect current and future floodplain areas in Houston (TX, USA). We use geospatial proximity analysis to select candi date properties, land-use prediction modelling to estimate future development and sea-level rise and benefit cost analysis to assess the economic viability of buyouts. The results indicate that cumulative avoided flood losses exceed the cost of vacant land acquisition by a factor of nearly two to one, and up to a factor of ten to one in selected areas. This study emphasizes the benefits of proactive property buyouts that focus on acquiring parcels before they are built up, while also avoiding the social and institutional problems associated with traditional buyout programmes.
001 Hak Akses (open/membership)	membership
Kata Kunci	Benefit-cost analysis; buyout; geodesign; flooding; open space conservation; vacant land
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Tahun Terbit	2021
No. Induk	eja-21-0530
Entri Sumber Data	Cambridge - Crime
Entri Utama Nama orang	Atoba, Kayode; Newman, Galen; Brody, Samuel; Highfield, Wesley; Kim, Youjung; Juan, Andrew
Volume, Nomor, Tahun dan Hlm.	vol. 48, no. 2, p. 118-126
Barcode	eja-21-0530
Subjek Topik
Judul Utama	Buy them out before they are built: evaluating the proactive acquisition of vacant land in flood-prone areas
Kode Bahasa	eng
Sumber Koleksi	Perpustakaan Nasional