Happiness, geography and the environment

Ecological Economics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 386-396

  Brereton, Finbarr ^a   Clinch, J Peter ^a   Ferreira, Susana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Environment; Geographical Information Systems; Geography; Spatial amenities; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 39649123318     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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