Benefits of Parks White Paper
This white paper outlines how desperate the need is for City Parks, especially in inner-city neighborhoods, and describes the social, environmental, economic, and health benefits of parks read more »
Economic Benefits Research
Colorado's Conservation Easement Tax Credit
Researchers in Colorado found that $595 million investment in conservation easements returned $3.51 billion in public benefits. A return of $6 for every $1 invested. read more »
Conservation: An Investment That Pays
Conservation: An Investment That Pays helps agency personnel and community conservationists make the case for conservation as a long-term economic investment. read more »
North Carolina Economic Benefits Report
In this 2011 report, TPL analyzed the past and likely future economic returns generated from Conservation Trust Fund land acquisition spending in North Carolina and found that every $1 invested returns $4 in economic value. read more »
Quantifying the Greenhouse Gas Benefits of Urban Parks
Quantifying the Greenhouse Gas Benefits of Urban Parks is a Report that addresses climate change and urban parks. read more »
The Economic Benefits of Land Conservation
The Economic Benefits of Land Conservation presents quantitative and authoritative research on the economic benefits of land conservation. read more »
The Economic Benefits of Parks and Open Space (1999)
The Economic Benefits of Parks and Open Space: How Land Conservation Helps Communities Grow Smart and Protect the Bottom Line. This report details how open space conservation is not an expense but an investment that produces important economic benefits. read more »
The Health Benefits of Parks
The Health Benefits of Parks, healthy parks, healthy lifestyles, urban parks, parks for people read more »
