Sanitary Landfills, Stigma and Industrial Land Values

Karl L. Guntermann ()
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Karl L. Guntermann: Arizona Realtors Department of Business Administration Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona 85287-3706, http://www.cob.asu.edu/

Journal of Real Estate Research, 1995, vol. 10, issue 5, pages 531-542

Abstract: A significant literature exists that documents reductions in property value around toxic, chemical and in some cases solid waste landfills. There is also an emerging literature on stigma-related damage, which can be defined as a loss in value due to the increased risk associated with a contaminated property even after the problem has been eliminated. This research extends the empirical literature on landfills by examining the impact that solid waste landfills have on surrounding industrial property. The results indicate that the value of industrial land around an open, solid waste landfill is reduced by the presence of the landfill. Property around closed, solid waste landfills and open and closed refuse landfills is not adversely affected by the landfills. These results are not affected by the presence or absence of methane gas controls and ground water monitoring systems. Landfills sold with industrial zoning are discounted substantially by the market for various reasons, probably including limited alternative future uses, costs of remediation and potential liability from being in the chain of title.

JEL-codes: L85 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1995
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