Amenities influence individual location decisions and affect overall social well being. This comparative study focuses on the potential complementarity of implicit and contingent market approaches to valuing amenities. Lakeshore residents in Chicago were surveyed to collect data to estimate...

Public and private planners concerned with economic growth and development are increasingly marketing intangible characteristics. This paper investigates the notion that amenities influence manufacturers' location choices in urban areas. If amenities affect wages, land values and other costs,...