Spatial landscape indices in a hedonic framework: An ecological economics analysis using GIS

Ecological Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 251-264

  Geoghegan, Jacqueline ^a   Wainger, Lisa A ^b   Bockstael, Nancy E ^b  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographical information system; Hedonic models; Spatial heterogeneity; Spatial landscape index

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; GIS; HOUSING PRICES; LAND MARKET; LAND USE; LAND USE PATTERN; LAND VALUE; RURAL ECONOMY;

EID: 0031439560     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(97)00583-1     Document Type: Article

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