U.S. experience with transferable development rights

Review of Environmental Economics and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 288-303

  McConnell, Virginia ^a   Walls, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAND MARKET; LAND RIGHTS; LAND USE; ZONING POLICY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67949115728     PISSN: 17506816     EISSN: 17506824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/reep/rep008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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