Using contingent valuation and benefit transfer to evaluate water supply improvement benefits

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 311-320

  Piper, Steven ^a  

^a U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit transfer; Contingent valuation; Domestic water supplies; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

REGIONAL PLANNING; URBAN PLANNING; UTILITY RATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

BENEFIT TRANSFER METHOD; CONTINGENT VALUATION METHOD;

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

BENETFOT TRANSFER; CONTINGENT VALUATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

USA;

EID: 0032054802     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1998.tb04137.x     Document Type: Article

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