Decision structuring to alleviate embedding in environmental valuation

Ecological Economics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-46

  McDaniels, Timothy L ^a   Gregory, Robin ^b   Arvai, Joseph ^c   Chuenpagdee, Ratana ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DECISION RESEARCH   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Embedding; Environmental valuation; Fisheries valuation; Small group process; Structured decision process; Value focused thinking

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 0344668839     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(03)00103-4     Document Type: Article

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