Private space, shared space and private housing prices in Hong Kong: An exploratory study

Habitat International

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 336-348

  Chan, Edwin Hon Wan ^a   So, Hing Mei ^a   Tang, Bo Sin ^a   Wong, Wah Sang ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Housing; Living space; Open space; Public space

Indexed keywords

HEDONIC ANALYSIS; HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING PROVISION; MODELING; PRIVATE LAND; PUBLIC SPACE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 43049181345     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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