Multiattribute elicitation of wilderness preservation benefits: A constructive approach

Ecological Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 299-312

  McDaniels, Timothy L ^a   Roessler, Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Constructive methods; Multiattribute value elicitation; Values; Wilderness preservation

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCE; WILDERNESS AREA; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

CANADA;

EID: 0032427390     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(98)00005-6     Document Type: Article

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