The effect of conservation activity on surrounding land prices

Land Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 453-472

  Chamblee, John F ^a   Colwell, Peter F ^b   Dehring, Carolyn A ^a   Depken, Craig A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; LAND MARKET; PERCEPTION; PRICE DETERMINATION; PRICE DYNAMICS;

BUNCOMBE COUNTY; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053245529     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.87.3.453     Document Type: Article

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