Impact of socio-demographic factors on willingness to pay for the reduction of a future health risk

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-47

  Nielsen, Jesper B ^a   Gyrd Hansen, Dorte ^a   Kristiansen, Ivar Sønbø ^a   Nexøe, Jørgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK PERCEPTION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 0142058903     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713676699     Document Type: Article

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