Some notes on the economics of indoor air quality and ventilation in dwellings.

Author(s) : WOOLLISCROFT M.

Summary

Concludes that indoor air quality should be considered as an economic good in competition with other good for scarce resource; the optimum level of indoor air quality depends on income level, and it may have some of the characteristics of both a merit good and a luxury good.

Details

  • Original title: Some notes on the economics of indoor air quality and ventilation in dwellings.
  • Record ID : 1997-0436
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1995/09
  • Source: Source: Healthy Build. '95, Milan
    vol. 3; 1637-1643; 3 fig.; 1 tabl.; 10 ref.