Assessing the price effects of flood hazard disclosure under the California Natural Hazard Disclosure Law (AB 1195)

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 137-162

  Troy, Austin ^a   Romm, Jeff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; MARKET CONDITIONS; NATURAL HAZARD; PROPERTY MARKET;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16544371236     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000189844     Document Type: Article

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