Economic considerations of privately owned parks

Ecological Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 173-183

  Langholz, Jeffrey A ^a   Lassoie, James P ^b   Lee, David ^b   Chapman, Duane ^b  

^a MONTEREY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ecotourism; Private parks; Protected areas; Stewardship

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 0034099960     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(99)00141-X     Document Type: Article

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