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Does walkability matter? An examination of walkability’s impact on housing values, foreclosures and crime

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ID11455166
AuthorsJohn I Gilderbloom (University of Louisville, corresponding author), William W Riggs, William Riggs (0000-0001-8562-5998, California Polytechnic State University), Wesley L Meares (0000-0001-5330-3708, Georgia Regents Medical Center)
Year2015
Volume42
Pages13-24
Publication date2015-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0264-2751 • E-ISSN: 1873-6084
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.cities.2014.08.001
OpenAlexW2017972816
LanguageEN
Citations received67
References cited67

Built environment · Business · Civil engineering · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Geography · Sustainability · Valuation (finance · Walkability · Engineering · Medicine · Urban Design and Spatial Analysis · Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Ecology

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