Valuing improved wetland quality using choice modeling

Water Resources Research

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2805-2814

  Morrison, Mark ^a   Bennett, Jeff ^b   Blamey, Russell ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; MODELING; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

AUSTRALIA; MACQUARIE MARSHES; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EMPLOYMENT; VALUE ENGINEERING;

CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; EXPLANATORY POWER; NEW SOUTH WALES , AUSTRALIA; SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES; STATED PREFERENCES; TRANSPORT APPLICATIONS;

WETLANDS;

EID: 0032851645     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999WR900020     Document Type: Article

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