Ethics and environmental attitudes with implications for economic valuation

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 403-416

  Spash, Clive L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Cost benefit analysis; Deontology; Environmental ethics; Future generations

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

BELIEF SYSTEMS; CONTINGENT VALUATIONS; COST-BENEFITS ANALYSIS; DEONTOLOGY; ECONOMIC VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES; ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS; FUTURE GENERATIONS; PAPER TESTS; RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES; MANAGEMENT IMPLICATION; PERCEPTION;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEONTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HYPOTHESIS;

EID: 0031215098     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1997.0017     Document Type: Article

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