The Influence of Green Building Certification Schemes on Real Estate Investor Behaviour: Evidence from Singapore

Urban Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1970-1987

  Heinzle, Stefanie Lena ^a   Boey Ying Yip, Augustin ^b   Low Yu Xing, Melissa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; GREENSPACE; HOUSING MARKET; LAND MARKET; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84879821696     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098013477693     Document Type: Article

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