Community perceptions of wind farm development and the property value impacts of siting decisions

Pacific Rim Property Research Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-69

  Bond, Sandy ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community opinion; NIMBY syndrome; Property values; Wind farms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905992824     PISSN: 14445921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14445921.2010.11104295     Document Type: Article

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