Thesis
Preferred locations for development of second homes: a study of Sandpoint and vicinity
Washington State University
Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
2006
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/103397
Abstract
For the past few decades, one of the most rapidly growing trends in the recreational land use pattern has been the development of second homes in rural and scenic areas. As any other development trend, this segment of recreational real estate development has a gamut of challenges and facets with social, economical and environmental aspects. Effective planning and informed decision making are vital to meet these challenges and manage them accordingly. Early prediction of possible future development will aid this planning process. The research question for this study was, ‘considering location preferences of the second home buyers and existing land use pattern, what will be the possible future second home development pattern in a case study area’? This research developed a Geographic Information System (GIS) model that feeds on the location preferences of the second-home buyers along with the land use pattern of a case study area and spatially determines the most suitable locations for the development of second homes. Applying the model in a case study area demonstrates the efficiency of the process. My case study area is the city of Sandpoint and the vicinity, in Bonner County, Idaho. Built by railroad and timber industries over a hundred years ago, Sandpoint’s economic paradigm has shifted over the last 20 years. The area, offering a wide variety of natural resources and tourist attractions along with thriving manufacturing and retail businesses, saw up to a 38.4% rise in population from 1991-2003. This community enjoys a partly tourism-based economy and a year round population consisting of permanent-home residents, second-home residents and tourists. Although Sandpoint is not yet solely a destination city, like Aspen or Vail, the seasonal second-home residents have started filling up the housing market rapidly in the last few years. In this research, a questionnaire and literature survey of social and physical aspects are conducted to derive the parameters that are shaping this trend. These data are then used to project future development patterns by feeding the values of the parameters into a GIS model.
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- Title
- Preferred locations for development of second homes
- Creators
- Saadia Hassan
- Contributors
- William G. Hendrix (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Horticulture, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525154001842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis