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THE ECONOMIC ARGUMENTS FOR
THE GREEN BELT
Professor Dieter Helm
University of Oxford, New College
15th September 2016
Dieterhelm.co.uk
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ASSOCIATION
THE RATIONALE FOR A GREEN BELT
• The Natural Capital Approach
• Natural capital needs to be near to people
• The multiple benefits of the Green Belt
• Value of Green Belt will go on increasing as population
and wealth increase
• How Green Belt could be massively improved
• The 25 year plan
Natural Capital Network
Paper 2.
In defence of the
green belt
Dieter Helm
April 2015
THE NATURAL CAPITAL APPROACH
• Production, substitutability and externalities
• Asset valuation & balance sheets
• Capital maintenance
• Sustainable economic growth – no natural capital, no growth
Weak aggregate natural capital rule:
The aggregate level of renewable natural capital should be kept at least constant, and there
should be general capital compensation for the depletion of non-renewables.
Strong aggregate natural capital rule:
The aggregate level of renewable natural capital should be kept at least constant and the
value of the economic rents from the depletion of non-renewable natural capital should be
invested in renewable natural capital.
THE AGGREGATE NATURAL CAPITAL RULES
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION…
• Access to open spaces and woodlands
• Air quality and city centres
• The importance of leisure
• Health benefits
• Biodiversity and nature
GREATEST VALUE IS NEXT TO PEOPLE
THE HOUSING ARGUMENT –
NOT AS STRONG AS THE LOBBYISTS THINK
• Housing necessity - need to build on boundaries of cities?
• Poor current values - much of the Green Belt is intensive agriculture
and golf courses?
• Population and concentration - there is plenty of open land to the
north and west of London?
• Low impact of marginal encroachment - a few hectares here and
there do not matter?
• Inhibition to economic growth - contains economic development and
raises costs?
THE CASE FOR:
I: HOUSING AND HOUSING LOCATION
• No shortage of brownfield sites
• Advantages of increasing density
• Intelligent transport and the concept of distance as time
• Occupancy rates and the growth of demand
THE CASE FOR:
II: ENHANCING CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL
VALUES
• Poor in some places, but nothing follows
• Inefficient and polluting agriculture subsidies
• Air pollution would be even worse without the Green Belt, even in its
current state
• No excuse for poor environmental standards and
regulation
• Could obviously be otherwise
THE CASE FOR:
III: POPULATION AND CONCENTRATION
• Open question about 10 million more people in next two decades
• Unbalanced growth in South East
• System costs of greater sprawl versus concentrations
• Objective of a generational enhancement of natural capital
• Higher population increases value of Green Belt
THE CASE FOR:
IV: IMPACT OF MARGINAL LOSSES TO THE GREEN
BELT
• Fundamental mistake in thinking Green Belt is lots of little marginal
bits
• Systems analysis versus CBA
• The most valuable bits are precisely the bits under attack
• A more ambitious UK wide Green Belt and the wildlife corridor
concepts
THE CASE FOR:
V: ECONOMIC GROWTH
• Economic growth needs to be sustainable - otherwise it will not be
sustained
• GDP does not measure sustainable economic growth (not much of use at
all)
• Natural capital is an integral part of the economy
• Losses from neglecting natural capital are massive - think of deaths from
air pollution, obesity, biodiversity and so on…
• Agricultural subsidies are growth-reducing
• Distance is about time not miles
• Broadband (if developed properly) is transformational
A HUGE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
TO REDEFINE AND ENHANCE OUR NATURAL
CAPITAL
• What a green Green Belt could look like
• A new revitalisation for the 21st century Green Belt
• Adding in the rights to access to green open spaces
• Proper capital maintenance and enhancement of Green Belt natural
capital
• A new focus on natural capital not just in National Parks and on the
fringes, but at the core of the economy and urban populations.
www.dieterhelm.co.uk
FOR INFORMATION
Natural Capital Network
Paper 1.
Catchment
management,
abstraction and
flooding
Dieter Helm
Feb 2015
Natural Capital Network
Paper 2.
In defence of the
green belt
Dieter Helm
April 2015
www.dieterhelm.co.uk
Natural Capital Network
Paper 3.
Flood defence: Time
for a radical rethink
Dieter Helm
Jan 2016
Natural Capital Network
Paper 4.
Green Bonds for
Natural Capital –
some issues
Dieter Helm
Jun 2016

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Tcpa video 15.09.16

  • 1. THE ECONOMIC ARGUMENTS FOR THE GREEN BELT Professor Dieter Helm University of Oxford, New College 15th September 2016 Dieterhelm.co.uk TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ASSOCIATION
  • 2. THE RATIONALE FOR A GREEN BELT • The Natural Capital Approach • Natural capital needs to be near to people • The multiple benefits of the Green Belt • Value of Green Belt will go on increasing as population and wealth increase • How Green Belt could be massively improved • The 25 year plan Natural Capital Network Paper 2. In defence of the green belt Dieter Helm April 2015
  • 3. THE NATURAL CAPITAL APPROACH • Production, substitutability and externalities • Asset valuation & balance sheets • Capital maintenance • Sustainable economic growth – no natural capital, no growth Weak aggregate natural capital rule: The aggregate level of renewable natural capital should be kept at least constant, and there should be general capital compensation for the depletion of non-renewables. Strong aggregate natural capital rule: The aggregate level of renewable natural capital should be kept at least constant and the value of the economic rents from the depletion of non-renewable natural capital should be invested in renewable natural capital. THE AGGREGATE NATURAL CAPITAL RULES
  • 4. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION… • Access to open spaces and woodlands • Air quality and city centres • The importance of leisure • Health benefits • Biodiversity and nature GREATEST VALUE IS NEXT TO PEOPLE
  • 5. THE HOUSING ARGUMENT – NOT AS STRONG AS THE LOBBYISTS THINK • Housing necessity - need to build on boundaries of cities? • Poor current values - much of the Green Belt is intensive agriculture and golf courses? • Population and concentration - there is plenty of open land to the north and west of London? • Low impact of marginal encroachment - a few hectares here and there do not matter? • Inhibition to economic growth - contains economic development and raises costs?
  • 6. THE CASE FOR: I: HOUSING AND HOUSING LOCATION • No shortage of brownfield sites • Advantages of increasing density • Intelligent transport and the concept of distance as time • Occupancy rates and the growth of demand
  • 7. THE CASE FOR: II: ENHANCING CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES • Poor in some places, but nothing follows • Inefficient and polluting agriculture subsidies • Air pollution would be even worse without the Green Belt, even in its current state • No excuse for poor environmental standards and regulation • Could obviously be otherwise
  • 8. THE CASE FOR: III: POPULATION AND CONCENTRATION • Open question about 10 million more people in next two decades • Unbalanced growth in South East • System costs of greater sprawl versus concentrations • Objective of a generational enhancement of natural capital • Higher population increases value of Green Belt
  • 9. THE CASE FOR: IV: IMPACT OF MARGINAL LOSSES TO THE GREEN BELT • Fundamental mistake in thinking Green Belt is lots of little marginal bits • Systems analysis versus CBA • The most valuable bits are precisely the bits under attack • A more ambitious UK wide Green Belt and the wildlife corridor concepts
  • 10. THE CASE FOR: V: ECONOMIC GROWTH • Economic growth needs to be sustainable - otherwise it will not be sustained • GDP does not measure sustainable economic growth (not much of use at all) • Natural capital is an integral part of the economy • Losses from neglecting natural capital are massive - think of deaths from air pollution, obesity, biodiversity and so on… • Agricultural subsidies are growth-reducing • Distance is about time not miles • Broadband (if developed properly) is transformational
  • 11. A HUGE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY TO REDEFINE AND ENHANCE OUR NATURAL CAPITAL • What a green Green Belt could look like • A new revitalisation for the 21st century Green Belt • Adding in the rights to access to green open spaces • Proper capital maintenance and enhancement of Green Belt natural capital • A new focus on natural capital not just in National Parks and on the fringes, but at the core of the economy and urban populations.
  • 13. FOR INFORMATION Natural Capital Network Paper 1. Catchment management, abstraction and flooding Dieter Helm Feb 2015 Natural Capital Network Paper 2. In defence of the green belt Dieter Helm April 2015 www.dieterhelm.co.uk Natural Capital Network Paper 3. Flood defence: Time for a radical rethink Dieter Helm Jan 2016 Natural Capital Network Paper 4. Green Bonds for Natural Capital – some issues Dieter Helm Jun 2016