Evaluation of vacant and redundant public properties and risk control: A model for the definition of the optimal mix of eligible functions

Journal of Property Investment and Finance

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 75-100

  Tajani, Francesco ^a   Morano, Pierluigi ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evaluation of public buildings; Goal programming; Investment risk; Property transfer; Public private partnership; Risk appetite

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009819859     PISSN: 1463578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JPIF-06-2016-0038     Document Type: Article

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