Assessment of regeneration projects in urban areas of environmental interest: A stated choice approach to estimate use and quasi-option values

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 452-468

  Strazzera, Elisabetta ^a   Cherchi, Elisabetta ^a   Ferrini, Silvia ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Finance and Development ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; PLANNING METHOD; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; URBAN RENEWAL;

EID: 77449107953     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a4213     Document Type: Article

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