Margaret Walls
Biographic Data
| ID | 3704093 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margaret Walls |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margaret |
| FAMILY NAME | Walls |
| SIGNATURE | WALLS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Resources For The Future |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6256-0973 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Removing development incentives in risky areas promotes climate adaptation
As natural disasters grow in frequency and intensity with climate change, limiting the populations and properties in harm’s way will be key to adaptation. This study evaluates one approach to discouraging development in risky areas—eliminating public incentives for development, such as infrastructure investments, disaster assistance and federal flood insurance. Using machine learning and matching techniques, we examine the Coastal Barrier Resourc…
Quantifying the Impacts of Storm Surge, Sea Level Rise, and Potential Reduction and Changes in Wetlands in Coastal Areas of the Chesapeake Bay Region
Along the North Atlantic coasts of the United States, sea levels are rising at higher rates than the global average. Additionally, sea level rise (SLR) can cause reduction and redistribution of wetlands across the low-lying coastal landscape. This study applied a coupled storm surge and waves model to the Chesapeake Bay regions that are prone to SLR. Two historical storms of low and high wind intensity were simulated for current and potential fut…
Wildfire, smoke, and outdoor recreation in the western United States
Integrating Global Sensitivity Approaches to Deconstruct Spatial and Temporal Sensitivities of Complex Spatial Agent-Based Models
Spatial agent-based models (ABMs) can be powerful tools for understanding individual level decisionmaking. However, in an attempt to represent realistic decision-making processes, spatial ABMs o en become extremely complex, making it di icult to identify and quantify sources of model sensitivity. This paper implements a coastal version of the economic agent-based urban growth model, CHALMS, to investigate both space-and time-varying sensitivities…
Exploring sprawl
Floodplain conservation as a flood mitigation strategy
Zoning, TDRs and the density of development
Private Markets, Contracts, and Government Provision
The authors study determinants of market organization of local public services by an examination of one of the most visible services, residentialwaste management. Using a multinomial logit model and data for 1,000 U.S. communities, the authors explore the effects of political influence, voter ideology, environmental constraints, production costs, and contracting transaction costs on a community’s choice of service delivery options. They find that…
Valuing the Characteristics of Natural Gas Vehicles
This paper estimates the costs of a government mandate to use natural gas vehicles, focusing on the less desirable attributes that these vehicles 9 possess. A model of producer and consumer behavior in a market for a differentiated product is constructed; a hedonic price function is estimated; and consumer surplus losses from the substitution of natural gas cars for gasoline cars are calculated. These losses are found to be significant: the avera…
The Cost-Effectiveness of Methanol for Reducing Motor Vehicle Emissions and Urban Ozone
Alan J. Krupnick, Margaret A. Walls, The Cost-Effectiveness of Methanol for Reducing Motor Vehicle Emissions and Urban Ozone, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Summer, 1992), pp. 373-396
Private Markets, Contracts, and Government Provision
The authors study determinants of market organization of local public services by an examination of one of the most visible services, residentialwaste management. Using a multinomial logit model and data for 1,000 U.S. communities, the authors explore the effects of political influence, voter ideology, environmental constraints, production costs, and contracting transaction costs on a community’s choice of service delivery options. They find that…
Zoning, TDRs and the density of development
Wildfire, smoke, and outdoor recreation in the western United States
The Cost-Effectiveness of Methanol for Reducing Motor Vehicle Emissions and Urban Ozone
Alan J. Krupnick, Margaret A. Walls, The Cost-Effectiveness of Methanol for Reducing Motor Vehicle Emissions and Urban Ozone, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Summer, 1992), pp. 373-396
The Cost-Effectiveness of Methanol for Reducing Motor Vehicle Emissions and Urban Ozone
Alan J. Krupnick, Margaret A. Walls, The Cost-Effectiveness of Methanol for Reducing Motor Vehicle Emissions and Urban Ozone, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Summer, 1992), pp. 373-396
Valuing the Characteristics of Natural Gas Vehicles
This paper estimates the costs of a government mandate to use natural gas vehicles, focusing on the less desirable attributes that these vehicles 9 possess. A model of producer and consumer behavior in a market for a differentiated product is constructed; a hedonic price function is estimated; and consumer surplus losses from the substitution of natural gas cars for gasoline cars are calculated. These losses are found to be significant: the avera…
Private Markets, Contracts, and Government Provision
The authors study determinants of market organization of local public services by an examination of one of the most visible services, residentialwaste management. Using a multinomial logit model and data for 1,000 U.S. communities, the authors explore the effects of political influence, voter ideology, environmental constraints, production costs, and contracting transaction costs on a community’s choice of service delivery options. They find that…
Zoning, TDRs and the density of development
Floodplain conservation as a flood mitigation strategy
Exploring sprawl
Integrating Global Sensitivity Approaches to Deconstruct Spatial and Temporal Sensitivities of Complex Spatial Agent-Based Models
Spatial agent-based models (ABMs) can be powerful tools for understanding individual level decisionmaking. However, in an attempt to represent realistic decision-making processes, spatial ABMs o en become extremely complex, making it di icult to identify and quantify sources of model sensitivity. This paper implements a coastal version of the economic agent-based urban growth model, CHALMS, to investigate both space-and time-varying sensitivities…
Quantifying the Impacts of Storm Surge, Sea Level Rise, and Potential Reduction and Changes in Wetlands in Coastal Areas of the Chesapeake Bay Region
Along the North Atlantic coasts of the United States, sea levels are rising at higher rates than the global average. Additionally, sea level rise (SLR) can cause reduction and redistribution of wetlands across the low-lying coastal landscape. This study applied a coupled storm surge and waves model to the Chesapeake Bay regions that are prone to SLR. Two historical storms of low and high wind intensity were simulated for current and potential fut…
Wildfire, smoke, and outdoor recreation in the western United States
Removing development incentives in risky areas promotes climate adaptation
As natural disasters grow in frequency and intensity with climate change, limiting the populations and properties in harm’s way will be key to adaptation. This study evaluates one approach to discouraging development in risky areas—eliminating public incentives for development, such as infrastructure investments, disaster assistance and federal flood insurance. Using machine learning and matching techniques, we examine the Coastal Barrier Resourc…
Economics (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Engineering (5 works) · Environmental Science (5 works) · Housing Market and Economics (4 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Economic and Environmental Valuation (3 works) · Flood myth (3 works) · Natural resource economics (3 works)