Determining the negative effect on house values of proximity to a landfill site by means of an application of the hedonic pricing method

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 256-262

  Du Preez, M ^a   Lottering, T ^b  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Aberdare Power Cables   (South Africa)

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EID: 77949984635     PISSN: 10158812     EISSN: 22223436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajems.v12i2.280     Document Type: Article

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