Environmental amenities, urban sprawl, and community characteristics

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 527-547

  Wu, JunJie ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community characteristics; Development patterns; Environmental amenities; Urban sprawl

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS; DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL AMENITIES; URBAN SPRAWL;

URBAN PLANNING;

LANDSCAPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; URBAN AREA;

EID: 33747766814     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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