Using Contingent Valuation to Estimate a Neighbourhood's Willingness to Pay to Preserve Undeveloped Urban Land

Urban Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 715-727

  Breffle, William S ^a   Morey, Edward R ^a   Lodder, Tymon S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Regional Air Quality Council   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL AMENITY; GREEN SPACE PRESERVATION; OPEN SPACE; UNDEVELOPED LAND; URBAN PLANNING; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

USA, COLORADO, BOULDER;

EID: 0031875738     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0042098984718     Document Type: Article

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