Environmental hazards and residential property values: Evidence from a major pipeline event

Land Economics

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 529-541

  Hansen, Julia L ^a   Benson, Earl D ^a   Hagen, Daniel A ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEDONIC ANALYSIS; HOUSING MARKET; PIPELINE; PRICE DETERMINATION; PROPERTY MARKET; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT;

BELLINGHAM; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 33751416698     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.82.4.529     Document Type: Article

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