On the use of tradable development rights for reducing flood risk

• Autores: Patrick Ward
• Localización: Land use policy: The International Journal Covering All Aspects of Land Use, ISSN 0264-8377, ISSN-e 1873-5754, Nº. 31, 2013, págs. 576-583
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • We explore the use of a system of tradable development rights (TDRs) as a method for reducing flood risks brought about by development in flood prone areas. Typical land management practice focuses on zoning policies which are able to increase economic efficiency, but result in an inequitable distribution of benefits. A TDR program has the potential to increase equity while maintaining the efficiency of the socially optimal land allocation. We begin with a graphical analysis and then present a theoretical model incorporating unidirectional spatial externalities, and demonstrate how a TDR program could be implemented to internalize these negative external costs.