Measurement and valuation of urban greenness: Remote sensing and hedonic applications to Lisbon, Portugal

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 72, Issue , 2018, Pages 156-180

  Franco, Sofia F ^a   Macdonald, Jacob L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Environmental amenities; Hedonic pricing; Q51; R21; Remote sensing; Tree canopy; Urban greenness

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; GREENSPACE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OPEN SPACE; PRICE DYNAMICS; REMOTE SENSING; URBAN AREA; VALUATION;

LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LISBON; PORTUGAL;

EID: 85015780410     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: 18792308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2017.03.002     Document Type: Article

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