Economic valuation and environmental decision-making in Europe

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1419-1425

  Pearce, David W ^a,b   Seccombe Hett, Tannis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Econ for the Environ Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TAXATION; VALUE ENGINEERING;

ECONOMIC VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL TAXATION; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY;

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; POLICY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EUROPE;

EID: 0034655678     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9906711     Document Type: Article

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