Endangered species and optimal environmental policy

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 381-389

  Fredman, Peter ^a   Boman, Mattias ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Environmental policy; Existence value; Minimum viable population (MVP); Quantitative regulation; Tax

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BENEFIT FUNCTIONS; COST-FUNCTION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EXISTENCE VALUE; MARGINAL BENEFIT; MARGINAL COSTS; MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION; QUANTITATIVE REGULATION; THEORETICAL MODELING;

COST FUNCTIONS;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; POLICY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN; TAX; WILDLIFE;

ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MANAGEMENT; MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION; MODELLING; MODELLING APPROACH; POPULATION VIABILITY; SPECIES MANAGEMENT;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0030201280     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1996.0061     Document Type: Article

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