Multiple attribute decision analysis for ecosystem management

Ecological Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 207-222

  Prato, Tony ^a  

^a Center for Agricultural   (United States)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Cost benefit analysis; Ecosystem management; Multiple attribute decision making

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; WATERSHED;

CANIDAE;

EID: 0032818886     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(99)00002-6     Document Type: Article

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