Modelling the Factors of Neighbourhood Attractiveness Reflected in Residential Location Decision Choices

Studies in Regional Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 393-417

  Chhetri, Prem ^a   Stimson, Robert J ^a   Western, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

GIS; Neighborhood Attractiveness; Residential Location Choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010274102     PISSN: 02876256     EISSN: 18806465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2457/srs.36.393     Document Type: Article

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