The impact of greenways on property values: Evidence from Austin, Texas

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 321-341

  Nicholls, Sarah ^a   Crompton, John L ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Greenways; Hedonic pricing; Property values

Indexed keywords

GREENBELT; GREENSPACE; PRICE DETERMINATION; PROPERTY MARKET;

AUSTIN; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23044465283     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2005.11950056     Document Type: Article

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