Hedonic Methods in Housing Markets: Pricing Environmental Amenities and Segregation

by José Ramirez, Philippe Thalmann, Andrea Baranzini, et al.

Book Overview

Cities are growing worldwide and their sprawl is increasingly challenged for its pressure on open spaces and environmental quality. Economic arguments can help to decide about the trade-off between preserving environmental quality and developing housing and business surfaces, provided the benefits of environmental quality are adequately quantified. To this end, this book focuses on the use and advancement of the "hedonic approach", an economic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441926380
• ISBN13: 9781441926388
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"