Cell phone tower proximity impacts on house prices: A new zealand case study

Pacific Rim Property Research Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-91

  Bond, Sandy ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cellular phone base stations; GIS; Market perceptions; Multiple regression analysis; Property values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861377990     PISSN: 14445921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14445921.2007.11104223     Document Type: Article

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