Measuring the value of air quality: Application of the spatial hedonic model

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-51

  Kim, Seung Gyu ^a   Cho, Seong Hoon ^a   Lambert, Dayton M ^a   Roberts, Roland K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Hedonic model; Spatial autocorrelation; Spatial heterogeneity; Total suspended particulates

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; AUTOCORRELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; POLLUTION POLICY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949917155     PISSN: 18739318     EISSN: 18739326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-009-0049-8     Document Type: Article

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