Estimation of on-site cost of soil erosion: A comparison of replacement and productivity change methods

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 197-204

  Gunatilake, Herath M ^a   Vieth, Gary R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Financial benefit cost analysis; On site cost of soil erosion; Productivity; Replacement cost; Sri Lanka; Upper Mahaweli watershed

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SOIL EROSION;

EID: 0033877263     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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