Metro Parks oversees nearly 3,000 acres of park and open space in Pierce County, making up the majority of park land in Tacoma. Earth Economics was honored to provide a complete assessment of park, by capturing the natural capital of the park ecosystems in economic terms. By identifying and valuing ecosystem services and assets rarely captured in traditional economic accounting.
This report provides effective alternatives to the current financial model and policy framework that drive investment decisions in real estate. These alternatives will help shift limited investment capital towards a restorative built environment by integrating social and environment benefits into investment models, appraiser methodologies, and supporting policies.
The Mississippi River Delta is a vast natural asset, a basis for national employment and economic productivity. Yet, this vast national economic asset is being squandered at tremendous cost. The Mississippi Delta lost over 1.2 million acres of land in the last 80 years—in some areas, the coastline has retreated by as much as 30 miles. Since the 1930s, the lower Mississippi River has been constricted by levees, resulting in billions of tons of valuable sediment and trillions of gallons of valuable freshwater being channeled into deep water.
