Does the planning system affect housing prices? Theory and with evidence from Hong Kong

Habitat International

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 339-359

  Hui, Eddie Chi man ^a   Ho, Vivian Sze mun ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Housing prices; Housing supply; Land use planning system; Planning applications

Indexed keywords

HOUSING MARKET; LAND USE PLANNING; PLANNING SYSTEM; PRICE DETERMINATION;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 0042531969     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-3975(02)00042-5     Document Type: Article

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