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Environmental amenities and subjective well-being : testing the validity of hedonic pricing

Brereton, Finbarr ; Clinch, J. Peter ; Ferreira, S. (Susana) (University College Dublin. Planning and Environmental Policy, 2006-06)

This paper proposes a subjective well-being approach to test the equilibrium condition implicit in hedonic pricing. Contrary to the conclusions of previous studies, we show that both approaches are not complementary but, ...
Monitoring environmental parameters in poultry production facilities

Corkery, Gerard ; Ward, Shane ; Kenny, Colum ; Hemmingway, Phil (Institute for Process and Particle Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Austria, 2013-04)

Increases in fuel and feed prices are placing a significant burden on the poultry industry in Ireland and worldwide. For producers to meet their financial targets, increased performance and output is a key issue, now more ...
Quality of life and location-specific amenities : a subjective well-being approach

Brereton, Finbarr ; Clinch, J. Peter ; Ferreira, S. (Susana) (University College Dublin. Department of Planning and Environmental Policy, 2005-07)

In recent years, economists have started using socio-economic and socio-demographic characteristics to explain self-reported individual happiness or satisfaction with life. Using data disaggregated at the individual and ...
Ranking quality of life using subjective well-being data

Moro, Mirko ; Brereton, Finbarr ; Ferreira, S. (Susana) ; Clinch, J. Peter (Elsevier Science, 2008-04)

Indices ranking the quality of life in cities based on climatic, environmental and urban conditions have a long tradition in the hedonic literature. In this paper we propose an alternative set of indices based on subjective ...
Sustainable communities? A comparative perspective on urban housing in the European context

Winston, Nessa (ENHR, 2012-06)

This paper examines the sustainability of urban housing in the European Union. It outlines a number of key criteria for assessing the sustainability of urban housing including mixed use developments, higher residential ...
Transport for the elderly - what happens in rural areas?

Ahern, Aoife ; Hine, Julian ; Begley, Emer (2010-07)

This paper describes work being carried out in Northern Ireland and in the Republic of Ireland to examine the transport needs of older people in rural areas both north and south of the border. The project commenced in July ...