Determinants of individuals' willingness to pay for perceived reductions in environmental health risks: A case study of bathing water quality

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 577-594

  Georgiou, S ^a,b   Langford, I H ^a,b   Bateman, I J ^a   Turner, R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHING WATERS; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; WATER QUALITY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

UK, ENGLAND, NORFOLK, GREAT YARMOUTH;

EID: 0031844828     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a300577     Document Type: Article

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