Publication Date
5-2017
Date of Final Oral Examination (Defense)
3-1-2017
Type of Culminating Activity
Thesis
Degree Title
Master of Arts in Political Science
Department
Political Science
Major Advisor
Jeffrey Lyons, Ph.D.
Advisor
Michail Fragkias, Ph.D.
Advisor
Michael Allen, Ph.D.
Abstract
Urbanization and land use change are widespread phenomena and the primary drivers of global ecological change. Researchers from both the social and natural sciences have investigated the effects that land use change has on environmental services and the effectiveness of regulatory bodies in mitigating its harmful impacts. Although there is research on local governmental bodies and their effectiveness in controlling land use change, county governments have often been overlooked. In this article, I study the effectiveness of county governments in controlling land use change using a regression discontinuity design (RDD). The RDD is a quasi-experimental approach that provides stronger support for claims of causality than basic regression analysis. I use the RDD along with multinomial and binary logit estimation to study the capacity of the Ada County government to control land use change in the Treasure Valley, Idaho.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18122/B2R115
Recommended Citation
Felt, Christopher Hans, "Modeling the Drivers of Land Use Change in Ada County and Canyon County, Idaho, Using a Regression Discontinuity Design" (2017). Boise State University Theses and Dissertations. 1254.
https://doi.org/10.18122/B2R115