Smith's rent gap theory and local real estate dynamics: A multi-agent model

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 6-18

  Diappi, Lidia ^a   Bolchi, Paola ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cellular automata; Multi agent systems; Real estate market; Rent gap

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR AUTOMATA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INVESTMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

GENTRIFICATION; REAL ESTATE MARKET; RENT GAP; SMITH'S RENT GAP THEORY;

HOUSING;

CELLULAR AUTOMATON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMIC THEORY; GENTRIFICATION; HOUSING MARKET; MODELING; NEIGHBORHOOD; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN HOUSING;

EID: 38149140803     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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