The socio-economic costs and benefits of coastal habitat rehabilitation and creation

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 8-12, 1999, Pages 373-382

  Spurgeon, James ^a  

^a Gibb House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefits; Coastal habitats; Coral reefs; Cost benefit analysis; Costs; Creation; Economic valuation; Lagoons; Mangroves; Rehabilitation; Restoration; Saltmarsh; Sand dunes; Seagrasses; Shingle ridges

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HABITAT CREATION; HABITAT RESTORATION;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; CORAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GRASS; LAGOON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SAND; SEASHORE; SPONGE (PORIFERA);

EID: 0032858967     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00074-0     Document Type: Article

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