Resource valuation and public policy: Consumers’ willingness to pay for improving water servicing infrastructure

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 185-195

  Rollins, Kimberly ^a   Frehs, Jim ^b   Tate, Don ^b   Zachariah, Oswald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRY; PUBLIC POLICY; RESOURCE VALUATION; WASTEWATER; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER INDUSTRY; WATER SERVICING INFRASTRUCTURE;

WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0031167191     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4296/cwrj2202185     Document Type: Article

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