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Yes there is. Just look at the average property values of beach front property, riverfront property etc... There are other "special" types of land as well with
by learc83 7y ago
Yes there is. Just look at the average property values of beach front property, riverfront property etc... There are other "special" types of land as well with additional value that governments have decided to regulate differently.
- daenz 7y agoI acknowledge that it is valued differently, I'm asking why we collectively do it.
- ceejayoz 7y agoBecause beaches are nice. Same reason we value ice cream over poop.
- SimbaOnSteroids 7y agoPeople like it, that's supply and demand in effect.
- jeffdavis 7y agoAccess to navigable waterways has always been immensely valuable to humans. It's much easier to trade, travel, and transport.
- big_chungus 7y agoHave you heard of anyone who has been unable to trade, travel, or transport because he could not use Vinod Khosla's beach as a loading dock, port, and harbor? Waterways have ports which are often publicly-owned or operated for commercial use.
- jedberg 7y agoThe answer is “tradition”. Shore access has been important to human civilization since before recorded history. Wars have been fought over shore access.
- big_chungus 7y agoNot shoreline specifically, but commercially-viable shoreline. Ports, harbors, rivers, etc; places where you can move people and things to other places. Generic stretch of beach is not such a place.