Topic:The land price impacts of water quality in China
Time: 14:00PM – 15:30PM, Nov. 7, 2025
Location: Room A1148, New Main Building
Guest: Tang Chuan is an Associate Professor at the College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University. He earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering (Environmental Economics track) from Clarkson University (USA) in 2017.His professional background includes roles as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Agricultural and Environmental Economics at Iowa State University (USA) and a Global Environmental Data Scientist at Bayer CropScience (USA).His research focuses on interdisciplinary topics, including agricultural resources and environmental economics, non-market valuation, and the use of agricultural big data.
Abstract:
The prices of lands up to 20km away from a river are responsive to river's water quality. As the land's distance to water increases, the land prices appear to be more sensitive to superior water quality and the price gradient becomes steeper. Land buyers' perceptions and expectations based on historical water quality status shape their decisions on land bidding prices. The visibility of water quality status serves as another pivotal role influencing buyers'bidding prices. The impacts of water quality on land prices are also contingent on the specific land uses. Additionally, the land price impacts of water quality are universal in terms of rivers and lakes. Over the past decades, the public preference on water quality has been on a rise in China, aligning with the country's shift in governance focus from economic-oriented development to a sustainable and environmental-friendly approach.
