Hedonic Price Modelling of Environmental Attributes: A Review of the Literature and a Hong Kong Case Study

Chau, K. W., Yiu, C. Y., Wong, S. K., & Lai, L. W. C. (2003). Hedonic price modelling of environmental attributes: a review of the literature and a Hong Kong case study. Understanding and implementing sustainable development, 87-110.

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K.W. Chau

The University of Hong Kong - Ronald Coase Centre for Property Rights Research - Economics

Edward Chung Yim Yiu

University of Auckland Business School

Siu Kei Wong

University of Hong Kong

Lawrence Wai-Chung Lai

The University of Hong Kong - Department of Real Estate and Construction

Date Written: December 12, 2002

Abstract

This paper

(a) surveys leading works on hedonic pricing modelling of the impact of four main categories of environmental attributes (pollution and amenities) and the impact of zoning regulations on urban property values in western jurisdictions and in Hong Kong, as an example of a high-density high-rise urban system that characterises developing world urban morphology; and

(b) examines their relevance for a discussion of urban planning and development policies.

Keywords: air pollution, comprehensive development area (CDA), cultural attributes, environmental attributes, externality, hedonic price model, Hong Kong, land use, locational attributes, neighbourhood effects, property values, sustainable development, urban planning, view, zoning

JEL Classification: D02, D23, D62, Q52, Q53, R10, R14, R15

Suggested Citation

Chau, Kwong Wing and Yiu, Edward Chung Yim and Wong, Siu Kei and Lai, Lawrence W. C., Hedonic Price Modelling of Environmental Attributes: A Review of the Literature and a Hong Kong Case Study (December 12, 2002). Chau, K. W., Yiu, C. Y., Wong, S. K., & Lai, L. W. C. (2003). Hedonic price modelling of environmental attributes: a review of the literature and a Hong Kong case study. Understanding and implementing sustainable development, 87-110., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2819710

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Siu Kei Wong

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