Feng Shui and its impacts on land and property developments

Citation
Cm. Tam et al., Feng Shui and its impacts on land and property developments, J URBAN PL, 125(4), 1999, pp. 152-163
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
EnvirnmentalStudies Geografy & Development","Civil Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT-ASCE
ISSN journal
07339488 → ACNP
Volume
125
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
152 - 163
Database
ISI
SICI code
0733-9488(199912)125:4<152:FSAIIO>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Although there are many variables affecting the housing price of an area, o nly three significant independent variables ("Feng Shui," "Accessibility," and "Building Age") are studied in this paper. It is found that the correla tion between "Feng Shui" and "Housing Price" is the highest, yielding a reg ression coefficient of 0.95. The one between "Feng Shui" and "Building Age" is -0.699. It implies that areas with better Feng Shui have more new house s. The propensity to build is high. Among these three independent variables , it is very interesting to discover that Feng Shui is a determining factor in relation to the dependent variable of "Housing Price." Feng Shui may be controversial. Its theories are still contentious. However, Chinese cultur e plays a very important role in housing prices, and in the villages, it de termines the values and beliefs that dictate expectations as well as respon ses to those prices.