The spatial extent of water quality benefits in urban housing markets

Land Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 628-644

  Walsh, Patrick J ^a   Milon, J Walter ^b   Scrogin, David O ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEDONIC ANALYSIS; HOUSING MARKET; URBAN HOUSING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053309106     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.87.4.628     Document Type: Article

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