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Urban Stream Restoration Projects: Do Project Phase, Distance, and Type Affect Nearby Property Sale Prices?

Maya Jarrad, Noelwah R. Netusil, Klaus Moeltner, Anita T. Morzillo and J. Alan Yeakley
Land Economics, August 2018, 94 (3) 368-385; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/le.94.3.368

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Maya Jarrad, Noelwah R. Netusil, Klaus Moeltner, Anita T. Morzillo, J. Alan Yeakley
Land Economics Aug 2018, 94 (3) 368-385; DOI: 10.3368/le.94.3.368
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