An application of a stated preference method to value urban amenities

Urban Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 235-256

  Howie, Peter ^a   Murphy, Sean M ^b   Wicks, John ^c  

^a MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMENITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MODEL; OUTDOOR RECREATION; PLANNING METHOD; POPULATION DENSITY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POPULATION; WAGE;

MISSOULA; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74049139057     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098009349023     Document Type: Article

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