Sustainability in property valuation: Theory and practice

Journal of Property Investment and Finance

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 482-521

  Lorenz, David ^a   Lützkendorf, Thomas ^b  

^a Chartered Surveyors   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asset valuation; Property; Social responsibility; Sustainable design

Indexed keywords

EID: 53749090394     PISSN: 1463578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635780810908361     Document Type: Review

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