Role of Knowledge in Assessing Nonuse Values for Natural Resource Damages

Growth and Change

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-68

  Johnson, F Reed ^a   Dunford, Richard W ^a   Desvousges, William H ^a   Banzhaf, Melissa Ruby ^b  

^a Triangle Economic Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0347667567     PISSN: 00174815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0017-4815.00149     Document Type: Article

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