The impact of parks on property values: Empirical evidence from the past two decades in the United States

Managing Leisure

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 203-218

  Crompton, John L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85009643508     PISSN: 13606719     EISSN: 1466450X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13606710500348060     Document Type: Article

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