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The economics of urban amenities /

The Economics of Urban Amenities discusses amenities through a conceptual, methodological, and empirical basis. The text also defines amenities in a wide variety of human well-being. This collection of papers starts with a review of the concept of amenity. This book contains papers that discuss the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Tolley, George S., 1925-, Diamond, Douglas B. (Douglas Byrnne), 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Academic Press, [1982]
Colección:Studies in urban economics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; The Economics of Urban Amenities; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; PART I: THE AMENITY CONCEPT; Chapter 1. The Economic Roles of Urban Amenities; I. INTRODUCTION; II. THE AMENITY CONCEPT; III. MARKETS IN AMENITIES; IV. ESTIMATING HOUSEHOLD DEMANDS FOR AMENITIES; V. AMENITIES AND RESIDENTIAL LOCATION PATTERNS; VI. AMENITIES AND URBAN FORM; VII. AMENITIES, FILTERING, AND RENEWAL; VIII. AMENITIES AND REGIONAL LOCATION; IX. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. The Residence Site Choice; I. FRAMEWORK.
  • II. MEASUREMENT OF AMENITY AND TRAVEL SAVINGS COMPONENTS OF LAND VALUEIII. SUPPLY ATTRIBUTES AFFECTING AMENITY VALUES; IV. DEMAND; V. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; PART Il: METHODS OF AMENITY MARKET ANALYSIS; Chapter 3. Hedonic Prices and Residential Location; I. INTRODUCTION; II. THE BID-RENT MODEL OF RESIDENTIAL CHOICE; III. HOUSING MARKET HEDONIC FUNCTION SPECIFICATION ERRORS; IV. SPECIFICATION OF THE LOCATIONAL DEMAND FUNCTION; V. THE USE OF IMPLICIT MARKET HOUSING MARKET MODELS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. Specifying the Demand for Housing Characteristics: The Exogeneity Issue.
  • I. HEDONIC PRICES AND DEMAND FOR HOUSING CHARACTERISTICSII. THE HEDONIC HOUSING EQUATION; III. DEMANDS FOR HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS; IV. THE RELATIVE EXOGENEITY OF PRICES AND QUANTITIES; V. CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; PART Ill: URBAN AMENITY MARKETS; Chapter 5. View Amenities, Building Heights, and Housing Supply; I. INTRODUCTION; II. THE BASIC MODEL; III. EMPIRICAL RESULTS; IV. THE IMPORTANCE OF TOPOGRAPHIC AMENITIES; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. The Costs of Urban Expressway Noise; I. THE MEASUREMENT OF NOISE; II. MEASURING THE IMPACT OFA DISAMENITY.
  • III. THE DAMAGES FROM EXPRESSWAY NOISEIV. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. The Influence of Urban Centers on Recreational Land Use; I. INTRODUCTION; II. A MODEL OF THE DEMAND FOR RECREATIONAL LAND; III. LAND USE AROUND MULTIPLE URBAN CENTERS; IV. EMPIRICAL EVALUATION; V. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 8. Racial Composition as a Neighborhood Amenity; I. INTRODUCTION; II. RACIAL PREJUDICE IN HOUSING MARKETS; III. EVIDENCE FROM THE HOUSTON HOUSING MARKET; IV. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; PART IV: REGIONAL AMENITY MARKETS.
  • Chapter 9. Urban Structure, Wage Rates, and Regional AmenitiesI. INTRODUCTION; II. A MODEL OF AN URBAN AREA WITH POLLUTION; III. SMALL EXTERNAL CHANGES IN THE LEVEL OF POLLUTION; IV. A SOLUTION IF THE AMENITY LEVEL IS ENDOGENOUS; V. SUMMARY; APPENDIX; REFERENCES; Chapter 10. Amenities and Migration over the Life-Cycle; I. INTRODUCTION; II. DATA; III. REGRESSION RESULTS; IV. SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Subject Index.