This study suggests that existing regulations on forested real estate provide some potential cost benefits to the development of mixed-use residential housing through smart growth measures.
Hardie, I., and C. Nickerson. 2004. The Effect of a Forest Conservation Regulation on the Value of Subdivisions in Maryland. WP 03-01 (Revised). Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, 35 pp.
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