Economic and environmental modelling for pollution control in an estuary

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 211-225

  Hanley, Nick ^a   Faichney, Robin ^a   Munro, Alastair ^a   Shortle, James S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Biological oxygen demand; Market mechanisms; Modelling; Tradable pollution permits; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COSTS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; OXYGEN; POLLUTION CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COST SAVING; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL MODEL; ECONOMIC MODELS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; MARKET MECHANISMS; MODELING; PERMIT SCHEMES; STOCHASTICS; TRADABLE POLLUTION PERMIT;

WATER QUALITY;

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTUARIES; ESTUARY; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION PERMIT;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COST CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTUARY; MODEL; POLLUTION CONTROL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER QUALITY;

FORTH ESTUARY; SCOTLAND; UK;

EID: 0032029263     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1997.0175     Document Type: Article

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