Modelling the impact of wind farms on house prices in the UK

International Journal of Strategic Property Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 251-269

  Sims, Sally ^a   Dent, Peter ^a   Oskrochi, G Reza ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hedonic; Property stigma; Renewable energy; Residential values; Wind power

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349146774     PISSN: 1648715X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/1648-715X.2008.12.251-269     Document Type: Article

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