An Analysis of Benefit Values

175 Landscape Architecture Case Studies in the U.S.

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Fund has released:

An Analysis of Benefit Values CoverAn Analysis of Benefit Values: 175 Landscape Architecture Case Studies in the U.S.

ANALYSIS (PDF) 

Authors

Dr. Jennifer Egan, PhD, Program Manager, Environmental Economics & Conservation Finance, Environmental Finance Center, School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, University of Maryland

Stephanie Dalke, Program Manager, Water Resources and Climate Adaptation, Environmental Finance Center, School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, University of Maryland

About

The University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center (EFC) evaluated 175 of the Landscape Architecture Foundation’s (LAF) Landscape Performance Series Case Study Briefs of landscape architecture projects in the U.S.

The EFC have highlighted some of the benefits from a small portion of these case studies. Depending on the benefit category, they assessed 30-70 case studies.
 
They found the annual value of benefits ranges from $662 to 884 million (US$ 2024).