The fundamental principles of cost-benefit analysis

Water Resources Research

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2063-2071

  Griffin, Ronald C ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; WATER PROJECTS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031867775     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98WR01335     Document Type: Article

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