Willingness to pay for water quality and supply enhancements in the grand river watershed

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 275-288

  Brox, James A ^a   Kumar, Ramesh C ^a   Stollery, Kenneth R ^a  

^a Department of Economics ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEES AND CHARGES; RIVERS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

SOCIOECONOMIC DETERMINANTS;

WATERSHEDS;

EID: 0030233354     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4296/cwrj2103275     Document Type: Article

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