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In: National municipal review, Band 47, Heft 2, S. 62-65
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In: National municipal review, Band 47, Heft 2, S. 62-65
Discusses potential impact that building codes may have on farmers hosting agritourism events and programs.
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In: Public management: PM, Band 10, S. 219-229
ISSN: 0033-3611
In: Regulation: the Cato review of business and government, Band 29, Heft 2, S. 10-13
ISSN: 0147-0590
Examines 1980s code changes on Florida's Gulf Coast to determine how land market participants value building codes in high hazard areas. Research on vacant land price changes following changes in coastal building regulations on five barrier islands in Lee County suggests that the National Flood Insurance Program had a negative impact on land prices in the A-Zone (subjects to rising water) but not in the V-Zone (subject to wave action and rising water), which is seen as unsurprising, In addition, land prices decline in response to the establishment of the Coastal Building Zone, while a 30% drop in price is evidenced in sand beach parcels within the coastal construction control lines jurisdiction.
In: Journal of Property Investment & Finance, Band 18, Heft 4, S. 456-472
A game‐theoretic model of moral hazard associated with unobservable builder effort is postulated to examine the effectiveness of homeowner warranties and building code enforcement by local government in assuring desired builders' effort. Builders have an incentive to claim and charge for high unobservable effort level in constructing homes, but actually exert low effort to earn higher profits. We find that a homeowner warranty increases the unobservable effort of the builder, but cost minimizing behavior by the builder results in an effort choice less than the most efficient level. On the other hand, building code enforcement essentially converts unobservable builder effort to observable effort and efficient effort is indeed possible if enforcement cost is justifiable. However, an overly strict building code may be detrimental to buyers. The conditions under which a buyer would prefer one alternative over the other and where both measures can co‐exist are also examined. The model provides several interesting implications and testable hypotheses. A survey of builders and building codes provides preliminary evidence to support the proposed model.
Introduction -- How codes regulate buildings -- Development of building codes in the United States -- Development of model code provisions for existing buildings -- Development of code provisions for historic buildings -- Occupancy -- Planning and construction factors -- Principles of regulating existing buildings -- International existing building code compliance methods -- International existing building code -- prescriptive compliance method -- International existing building code-work area compliance method: repairs and alterations -- International existing building code-work area compliance method: special conditions -- International existing building code performance compliance method -- Summary of the compliance methodologies -- The legal basis for historic preservation regulations -- The rationale behind historic preservation regulations -- The IEBC and the secretary of the interior's standards
In: Public management: PM, Band 78, Heft 11, S. 25
ISSN: 0033-3611
In: Public management: PM, Band 19, S. 300-304
ISSN: 0033-3611
In: International journal of critical infrastructures: IJCIS, Band 10, Heft 1, S. 52
ISSN: 1741-8038
In: Ripon Forum, Band 9, S. 17-20
In: Environmental claims journal, Band 30, Heft 3, S. 201-215
ISSN: 1547-657X
In: National municipal review, Band 15, S. 471-479
ISSN: 0190-3799
In: National municipal review, Band 15, Heft 8, S. 471-479
AbstractThis article is at once a guide to those drafting new ordinances and a means for checking up the adequacy of present codes.
In: Disaster prevention and management: an international journal, Band 8, Heft 1
ISSN: 1758-6100
In: Pertanika journal of social science & humanities, Band 32, Heft 2, S. 563-582
ISSN: 2231-8534
Integrating flood mitigation strategies into building codes on a global scale is a noteworthy initiative aimed at reducing the risk associated with flood-prone areas. The field of flood mitigation is constantly evolving and indirectly influences future building codes. However, there is a significant gap in research regarding optimizing building codes to mitigate flood-related risks. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the publication trends in mainstreaming flood mitigation into building codes by identifying the current state and critical key areas that potentially impact future building codes using bibliometric analysis. This research adopted a systematic review using the Web of Science database from 2002 to 2022, using the keywords «building code» and «flood». Bibliometric indicators were employed to summarize the key findings, including subject areas, publication trends, leading global contributors, influential institutions, citation patterns, authorship dynamics, and keyword analysis. The realm of research has experienced noteworthy expansion, emphasizing the necessity for further investigation. The findings also indicate that critical areas require attention in performance-based design, retrofitting of existing buildings, community resilience, the long-term effectiveness of flood mitigation measures, and the equity and social needs of the implications of flood-resilient building codes. In conclusion, such investigations are crucial in reducing community risk and creating resilient and sustainable communities in flood-prone areas.