Environmental awareness and attitudes of Ashtabula County voters concerning the Ashtabula River Area of Concern: 1996-1997

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 500-514

  Lichtkoppler, Frank R ^a   Blaine, Thomas W ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Area of Concern; Ashtabula River Partnership; Contingent valuation; Environmental attitudes; Lake Erie; Voter survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032733980     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(99)70758-6     Document Type: Article

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