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    Commercial property undervaluation in Fulton County, Georgia: Determinants of appraisal error using ANOVA testing
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2023-05) Knight-Scott, Ethan
    Property taxation forms a pillar in the U.S. system of public spending, but policymakers in Georgia have expressed increasing concern that commercial properties are being under appraised. Underappraisal would lead to a loss of government revenue to spend on public projects and social well-being. To analyze the extent of underappraisal, I use a dataset collected by Georgia Tech’s Urban Research Group from CoStar of 2,015 properties appraised in Fulton County, Georgia between 2015 – 2020. I find that the median commercial property is appraised for nearly half – 57% – of what the property eventually sells for. After running a series of one way ANOVA tests, I conclude that property use and property value are significant potential determinants of commercial property underappraisal. Time-related variables are also significant, suggesting a need to better control for underlying economic and financial changes in a future regression model.
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    Exploring Urban Agroforestry as Multifunctional Green Infrastructure in Atlanta, Georgia
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2023-05)
    Flooding, increasingly less isolated to riverine or coastal cities, has become an increasingly daunting challenge for urban areas in recent years. Additionally, residents in economically distressed areas face food insecurity because of a lack of access to fresh, nutritious produce or similar groceries. While superficially unrelated, both flooding and food insecurity pose critical threats to the stability and wellbeing of urban communities. For city planners and policy makers alike, these “wicked problems” require an equally wicked, novel solution in the form of urban agroforestry (UAF). UAF has recently emerged as a unique tool for tackling these urban problems while serving as a bridge between food systems and hazard mitigation planning. Integrating “working trees” into existing green infrastructure or developing new sites with forms of edible green infrastructure can become a crucial step in creating multifunctional landscapes in urban environments. This paper explores agroforestry as a novel, multifunctional green infrastructure solution in urban environments by determining the stormwater absorption, filtering, and interception capacities of different agroforestry practices, assessing their food production potential, and then identifying suitable sites for pilot projects through Atlanta, Georgia.
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    The economy geography of assisted living homes: examining the locations, demographics, considerations, and trends of the assisted living home industry in Georgia
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2023-05) Yang, Jeremy
    There is a lack of literature on the location and characteristics of assisted living homes and their residents, a fact that means many local governments do not prioritize them and assisted living developers must rely on industry trends for their location. Assisted living homes provide both housing and economic impact upon communities, and allow for a needed service for elderly citizens. This paper covers the characteristics and defining factors of assisted living homes, as well as mapping the assisted living homes and analyzing their locational distribution within the state off Georgia, to gain a better glimpse of the industry and better understand prohibitive locational factors. Finally, a survey of assisted living home administrators is analyzed to provide new findings on the constituency, preferences, and town-home interactions within towns of varying sizes in Georgia.