Improving benefit transfer demand functions: A GIS approach

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 373-389

  Lovett, Andrew A ^a   Brainard, Julii S ^a   Bateman, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefit transfer; Geographical information systems; Poisson regression; Travel cost method; Woodland recreation

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; TRAVEL TIME;

BENEFIT TRANSFER; DEMAND FUNCTION; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; POISSON REGRESSION; RECREATION BENEFITS; SYSTEMS APPROACH; TRANSFER DEMANDS; TRAVEL COST METHOD; WOODLAND RECREATION;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

BENEFIT TRANSFER; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GIS; OUTDOOR RECREATION; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; COST; DEMOGRAPHY; FOREST; INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; RECREATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TIME; TRAVEL;

(EAST); ENGLAND; UK;

EID: 0031460596     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1997.0150     Document Type: Article

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