Measuring the total value of a river cleanup

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 149-156

  Alam, M Khorshed ^a   Marinova, D ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buriganga River; Contingent valuation; River cleanup; Total economic value; Willingness to contribute; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY;

RIVER CLEANUP;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CLEANUP; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ATTITUDE; BANGLADESH; CLEANING; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; RESIDENT; RIVER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH]; DHAKA [DHAKA (DVS)]; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 0345307741     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0435     Document Type: Conference Paper

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