Analyzing Building Height Restrictions: Predicted Impacts, Welfare Costs, and a Case Study of Bangalore, India

The authors analyze the effects of building height restrictions, providing a concrete welfare cost estimate for the city of Bangalore, India. Relying on several theoretical results, their analysis shows that the welfare cost imposed on its resident...

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Main Authors:	Bertaud, Alain, Brueckner, Jan K.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:	BENCHMARK BUILDING MATERIALS CITIES COMMAND ECONOMIES CONSUMERS COST SAVINGS DISPOSABLE INCOME DWELLING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EQUILIBRIUM EXTERNALITIES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HOUSING HOUSING PRICES HOUSING SUPPLY INCOME LAND USE LAWS LIVING CONDITIONS MARKET ECONOMIES MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPAL SERVICES MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL INCOME NORMAL GOOD OPERATING COSTS PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY MAKERS POPULATION DENSITIES PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY PURCHASING POWER REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE MARKETS REGULATORY POLICY SAVINGS TAX TAX REVENUE TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRANSPORT URBAN GROWTH URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN LAND UTILITY FUNCTION WASTE DISPOSAL ZONING BUILDING HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS CASE STUDIES WELFARE ECONOMICS COST ANALYSIS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION URBAN CONCENTRATION BURDEN SHARING MARGINALIZED GROUPS URBAN POVERTY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/3694606/analyzing-building-height-restrictions-predicted-impacts-welfare-costs-case-study-bangalore-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14308

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spelling	okr-10986-143082021-04-23T14:03:20Z Analyzing Building Height Restrictions: Predicted Impacts, Welfare Costs, and a Case Study of Bangalore, India Bertaud, Alain Brueckner, Jan K. BENCHMARK BUILDING MATERIALS CITIES COMMAND ECONOMIES CONSUMERS COST SAVINGS DISPOSABLE INCOME DWELLING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EQUILIBRIUM EXTERNALITIES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HOUSING HOUSING PRICES HOUSING SUPPLY INCOME LAND USE LAWS LIVING CONDITIONS MARKET ECONOMIES MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPAL SERVICES MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL INCOME NORMAL GOOD OPERATING COSTS PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY MAKERS POPULATION DENSITIES PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY PURCHASING POWER REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE MARKETS REGULATORY POLICY SAVINGS TAX TAX REVENUE TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRANSPORT URBAN GROWTH URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN LAND UTILITY FUNCTION WASTE DISPOSAL ZONING BUILDING HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS CASE STUDIES WELFARE ECONOMICS COST ANALYSIS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION URBAN CONCENTRATION BURDEN SHARING MARGINALIZED GROUPS URBAN POVERTY The authors analyze the effects of building height restrictions, providing a concrete welfare cost estimate for the city of Bangalore, India. Relying on several theoretical results, their analysis shows that the welfare cost imposed on its residents by Bangalore's building height restriction ranges between 3 and 6 percent of household consumption. This burden represents a significant share of individual resources, and its presence may push many marginal households into poverty. 2013-07-01T17:11:39Z 2013-07-01T17:11:39Z 2004-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/3694606/analyzing-building-height-restrictions-predicted-impacts-welfare-costs-case-study-bangalore-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14308 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No.3290 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, D.C. Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia India
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topic	BENCHMARK BUILDING MATERIALS CITIES COMMAND ECONOMIES CONSUMERS COST SAVINGS DISPOSABLE INCOME DWELLING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EQUILIBRIUM EXTERNALITIES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HOUSING HOUSING PRICES HOUSING SUPPLY INCOME LAND USE LAWS LIVING CONDITIONS MARKET ECONOMIES MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPAL SERVICES MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL INCOME NORMAL GOOD OPERATING COSTS PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY MAKERS POPULATION DENSITIES PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY PURCHASING POWER REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE MARKETS REGULATORY POLICY SAVINGS TAX TAX REVENUE TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRANSPORT URBAN GROWTH URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN LAND UTILITY FUNCTION WASTE DISPOSAL ZONING BUILDING HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS CASE STUDIES WELFARE ECONOMICS COST ANALYSIS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION URBAN CONCENTRATION BURDEN SHARING MARGINALIZED GROUPS URBAN POVERTY
spellingShingle	BENCHMARK BUILDING MATERIALS CITIES COMMAND ECONOMIES CONSUMERS COST SAVINGS DISPOSABLE INCOME DWELLING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY EQUILIBRIUM EXTERNALITIES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION HOUSING HOUSING PRICES HOUSING SUPPLY INCOME LAND USE LAWS LIVING CONDITIONS MARKET ECONOMIES MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPAL SERVICES MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL INCOME NORMAL GOOD OPERATING COSTS PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY MAKERS POPULATION DENSITIES PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY PURCHASING POWER REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE MARKETS REGULATORY POLICY SAVINGS TAX TAX REVENUE TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRANSPORT URBAN GROWTH URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN LAND UTILITY FUNCTION WASTE DISPOSAL ZONING BUILDING HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS CASE STUDIES WELFARE ECONOMICS COST ANALYSIS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION URBAN CONCENTRATION BURDEN SHARING MARGINALIZED GROUPS URBAN POVERTY Bertaud, Alain Brueckner, Jan K. Analyzing Building Height Restrictions: Predicted Impacts, Welfare Costs, and a Case Study of Bangalore, India
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relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No.3290
description	The authors analyze the effects of building height restrictions, providing a concrete welfare cost estimate for the city of Bangalore, India. Relying on several theoretical results, their analysis shows that the welfare cost imposed on its residents by Bangalore's building height restriction ranges between 3 and 6 percent of household consumption. This burden represents a significant share of individual resources, and its presence may push many marginal households into poverty.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Bertaud, Alain Brueckner, Jan K.
author_facet	Bertaud, Alain Brueckner, Jan K.
author_sort	Bertaud, Alain
title	Analyzing Building Height Restrictions: Predicted Impacts, Welfare Costs, and a Case Study of Bangalore, India
title_short	Analyzing Building Height Restrictions: Predicted Impacts, Welfare Costs, and a Case Study of Bangalore, India
title_full	Analyzing Building Height Restrictions: Predicted Impacts, Welfare Costs, and a Case Study of Bangalore, India
title_fullStr	Analyzing Building Height Restrictions: Predicted Impacts, Welfare Costs, and a Case Study of Bangalore, India
title_full_unstemmed	Analyzing Building Height Restrictions: Predicted Impacts, Welfare Costs, and a Case Study of Bangalore, India
title_sort	analyzing building height restrictions: predicted impacts, welfare costs, and a case study of bangalore, india
publisher	World Bank, Washington, D.C.
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/3694606/analyzing-building-height-restrictions-predicted-impacts-welfare-costs-case-study-bangalore-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14308
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Analyzing Building Height Restrictions: Predicted Impacts, Welfare Costs, and a Case Study of Bangalore, India

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