Economics and the design of nature conservation policy: A case study of wild goose conservation in Scotland using choice experiments

Animal Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-129

  Hanley, Nick ^a   MacMillan, Douglas ^b   Patterson, Ian ^b   Wright, Robert E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; WATERFOWL; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ANSER; ANSER SP.;

EID: 14044270869     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943003003160     Document Type: Article

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