A discrete-space urban model with environmental amenities

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 170-196

  Tajibaeva, Liaila ^a   Haight, Robert G ^b   Polasky, Stephen ^c  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete urban economics model; Environmental amenities; Open space

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HOUSING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TRANSPORTATION CHARGES; URBAN PLANNING;

DISCRETE URBAN ECONOMICS MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL AMENITIES; OPEN SPACE;

LAND USE;

AMENITY; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; EDGE CITY; GREENBELT; METROPOLITAN AREA; MODELING; NEIGHBORHOOD; OPEN SPACE; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN POLICY;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40649115716     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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