Category: Real Estate Construction Housing

Amenities and disamenities: a hedonic analysis of the heterogeneous urban landscape in Shenzhen (China)

By CostBenefit on Aug 19, 2010 | In Real Estate Construction Housing, Academic Study/Journal Article, Preservation & Open Space, China, Hedonic Analysis, Environmental Economics / Ecological Economics, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: Landscape amenities and disamenities are important factors for households in making residence decision. This study presents a hedonic analysis of the amenity and disamenity effects arising from the heterogeneous urban landscape in a Chinese cit… more »

Interjurisdictional Capitalization of a New Metro Line on Housing Values

By CostBenefit on Aug 18, 2010 | In General, Real Estate Construction Housing, Academic Study/Journal Article, Transportation, Hedonic Analysis, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: Many governments continue constructing new subway lines with the goal of reducing congestion and pollution in large cities. Besides the potential global effects on reducing negative externalities in the city, there are some local positive effec… more »

Integrated assessment of agricultural policies with dynamic land use change modelling

By CostBenefit on Aug 17, 2010 | In General, Land, Europe, Real Estate Construction Housing, Academic Study/Journal Article, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Preservation & Open Space, Sprawl & Smart Growth, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Computer Software/Database/Model, Methods, Costs and Benefits

Abstract With about half of its territory being farmed, agriculture is the main land use in the European Union (EU). As over 10% of the total EU manufacturing output comes from the agri-food sector, it also is an economic factor of great importance. Mor… more »

Environmental management framework for wind farm siting: Methodology and case study

By CostBenefit on Aug 17, 2010 | In General, Land, Energy, Europe, Real Estate Construction Housing, Academic Study/Journal Article, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Regulatory Analysis, Computer Software/Database/Model, Methods, Costs and Benefits, Socio-Political-Cognitive-Economics

Abstract: This paper develops an integrated framework to evaluate land suitability for wind farm siting that combines multi-criteria analysis (MCA) with geographical information systems (GIS); an application of the proposed framework for the island of Le… more »

The CO2 abatement cost curve for the Thailand cement industry

By CostBenefit on Aug 16, 2010 | In Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Asia, Real Estate Construction Housing, Academic Study/Journal Article, Contamination Cost, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: The cement industry is one of the largest carbon dioxide (CO2) emitters in the Thai industry. The cement sector accounted for about 20,633 kilotonnes (ktonnes) CO2 emissions in 2005 in Thailand. A bottom-up CO2 abatement cost curve (ACC) is con… more »
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