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Bridging the Gap Between Science and Practice: Examining if Conceptual Models can be Effective as Tools to Guide the Planning and Valuation of Multi-Use Urban Trails.

Gallagher, Karen Rose
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1639649514138125

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2021, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toledo, Spatially Integrated Social Science.
The purpose of this research is to explore the interactions of social, environmental, and economic aspects of green infrastructure for inclusion into an ex-ante benefit based conceptual framework that can guide the planning and valuation of multi-use trails in urban areas. GIS was used to analyze factors of the built environment including bicycle network connectivity, population density, and the density of destinations. Landscape metrics, including the division, contagion, and clumpiness indices were calculated using FRAGSTAT to determine the potential for native greenspace development surrounding multi-use trails in urban areas. Additionally, a meta-analysis of hedonic studies, focused on multi-use trails in urban areas, revealed that home values can increase anywhere from 0-27% after a trail is built. Data from the meta-analysis was used to set parameters for a Monte Carlo simulation that provided an estimate of the percent change in home values that can occur after trail implementation. Once created, the conceptual framework was applied to the Chessie Circle Trail (CCT) in Toledo, Ohio. The analysis revealed that opportunity exists for the CCT to enhance bicycle network connectivity and active transit as population and destination density are highest at the north section of the CCT. Green space analysis revealed that high and interspersed patches of developed land limit the potential to reduce habitat fragmentation. Data from the Monte Carlo simulation provides a sensitivity analysis that reveals potential changes in home values after the CCT is built. Application of the conceptual framework to the CCT illustrated that the conceptual framework can aid the planning and valuation of multi-use trails in urban areas. Moreover, ex-ante benefit-based valuation frameworks can be applied as tools that help agencies consider the competing aspects of social, environmental, and economic aspects of green infrastructure.
Patrick Lawrence (Committee Chair)
Kevin Egan (Committee Member)
Timothy Schetter (Committee Member)
Bhuiyan Alam (Committee Member)
Kevin Czajkowski (Committee Member)
181 p.
Economics; Environmental Economics; Geographic Information Science; Geography; Public Health; Remote Sensing; Sustainability; Urban Planning
Urban trails, Multi-use urban trails, Benefits, Hedonic Analysis, Network Analysis, Green Corridor, FRAGSTAT

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  • Gallagher, K. R. (2021). Bridging the Gap Between Science and Practice: Examining if Conceptual Models can be Effective as Tools to Guide the Planning and Valuation of Multi-Use Urban Trails. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1639649514138125

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gallagher, Karen. Bridging the Gap Between Science and Practice: Examining if Conceptual Models can be Effective as Tools to Guide the Planning and Valuation of Multi-Use Urban Trails. . 2021. University of Toledo, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1639649514138125.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gallagher, Karen. "Bridging the Gap Between Science and Practice: Examining if Conceptual Models can be Effective as Tools to Guide the Planning and Valuation of Multi-Use Urban Trails. ." Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1639649514138125

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