Estimation of the social benefits of preserving biodiversity

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 400-413

  Desaigues, Brigitte ^a   Ami, Dominique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RIVERS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

BIODIVERSITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0033319666     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.1999.002303     Document Type: Article

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