Environmental Preferences of Homeowners: Further Evidence using the AHP Method

Rapport Rapport de recherche Environmental Preferences of Homeowners: Further Evidence using the AHP Method eng 1999 author Bender André 24818 author Din Allan 27354 author Hoesli Martin E. 23408 author Brocher Séverin 36748 We present a comparative study of perceptions concerning the environmental quality of residential real estate in Switzerland based on empirical data collected in three different linguistic regions. Responses by homeowners in the Geneva, Zurich and Lugano areas to questionnaires involving pairwise preference criteria are analysed in the framework of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). Eight different environmental quality criteria are used and responses are categorised in terms of indicators concerning the personal situation of the homeowner. The result show that environmental preference levels across the three cities are in the 7-18% range. It appears that perceptions are similar for four of the eight criteria, whereas notable differences exist for the other criteria. Some possible interpretations of these results are given. Finally, possible extensions to this study are discussed, in particular how the approach could be integrated in a more detailed spatial analysis of socio-economic data in the framework of geographic information systems Dewey 332/658 Dewey 330/650 Cahiers de recherche 1999.10 9 Faculté d'économie et de management S false Faculté d'économie et de management

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