Valuing discrete improvements in drinking water quality through revealed preferences

Water Resources Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1575-1582

  McConnell, Kenneth E ^a   Rosado, Marcia A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0034072915     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000WR900043     Document Type: Article

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