Hedonic Methods in Housing Markets Pricing Environmental Amenities and Segregation /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Baranzini, Andrea (Editor), Ramirez, José (Editor), Schaerer, Caroline (Editor), Thalmann, Philippe (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2008.
• Subjects: Statistics.; Environmental economics.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Economics.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Environmental Economics.; Statistics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance.

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...

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.