The potential for economic valuation of watershed protection in mountainous areas: A case study from Bolivia

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-30

  Richards, Michael ^a  

^a OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HIGHLAND REGION; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION; WATERSHED PROTECTION;

BOLIVIA;

EID: 0031450066     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3673910     Document Type: Article

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