Abstract
dc:description.abstractThe combination of increasing cougar populations and the rising human population in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) areas suggests that the number of human-cougar encounters will rise as well. The increase in human-cougar encounters creates potential issues in regard to public safety, public policy, and management of predators. For the purposes of this research, I employ a housing dataset for eleven counties in western Washington in order to quantify the impacts of a confirmed cougar sighting on the sale value of a home. Specifically, I employ the hedonic real estate price model. Results show statistically significant impacts on housing values in the presence of a cougar sighting. These results suggest the need for changes in policy regarding management of cougars, as well as land use management.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science (MS)
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Cultural and Environmental Resource Management
- Year dc:date.available
- 2017
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
-
- Stoothoff, Todd
- Contributors dc:contributor
-
- Toni Sipic
- Charles Wassell, Jr.
- Robert J. Hickey
Subjects
dc:subject × 6Rights
- Language dc:language
- English
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/687
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-1699