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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Landsc Urban Plan. 2017 Nov;167:429–440. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.07.021

Table 2.

Summary of Primary Variables in the Land Use and Equity Sectors.

Variables Categories of disaggregation Main variables driving changes
Land (in acres) Vacant, Agricultural, Protected Open Space, Right of Way, Retail, Office, Service, Industrial, Single Family, Multifamily Dwelling Units and Developed Nonresidential Floor Area (in square feet)
Dwelling Units Single Family, Multifamily Population, Vacancy rate
Developed Nonresidential Floor Space (in sq ft) Retail, Office, Service, Industrial Employment (disaggregated by the same categories)
Property value Single Family Lot size, available land, income growth, commute time, retail density, population growth, job density
Multifamily Building size, available land, income growth, commute time, retail density, population growth, job density
Nonresidential Building size, retail density, employment growth
Renter costs n/a MF property value per DU, MF vacancy rate, GRP growth rate
Transportation costs Fuel cost per VMT, Vehicle ownership and maintenance costs, Parking costs, Transit costs Price of gasoline, MPG, Vehicle stock, Parking price, Public transit fare price