Hedonic Methods in Housing Markets Pricing Environmental Amenities and Segregation /

Cities are growing worldwide and their sprawl is increasingly challenged for its pressure on open spaces and environmental quality. Economic arguments can help to decide about the trade-off between preserving environmental quality and developing housing and business surfaces, provided the benefits o...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Baranzini, Andrea. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ramirez, José. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Schaerer, Caroline. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Thalmann, Philippe. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76815-1
Table of Contents:
  • Methods
  • Theoretical Foundations and Empirical Developments in Hedonic Modeling
  • Hedonic Modeling of the Home Selling Process
  • Applications to Urban Environment Issues
  • Hedonic Property Value Studies of Transportation Noise: Aircraft and Road Traffic
  • Pricing the Homebuyer’s Countryside View
  • Semi-Parametric Tools for Spatial Hedonic Models: An Introduction to Mixed Geographically Weighted Regression and Geoadditive Models
  • Estimating Hedonic Models of Consumer Demand with an Application to Urban Sprawl
  • Applications to Segregation and Discrimination Issues
  • Conceptual and Operational Issues in Incorporating Segregation Measurements in Hedonic Price Modeling
  • Using Hedonic Models to Measure Racial Discrimination and Prejudice in the U.S. Housing Market
  • The Problem with Environmental Justice Studies (And How Hedonics Can Help)
  • Distinguishing Racial Preferences in the Housing Market: Theory and Evidence.