Flood hazards and urban housing markets: The effects of Katrina on New Orleans

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-76

  McKenzie, Russell ^a   Levendis, John ^b  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elevation; Flooding; Hedonic estimation; Housing markets; Housing supply; Katrina

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949306965     PISSN: 08955638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11146-008-9141-3     Document Type: Article

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