Information and willingness to pay in a contingent valuation study: The value of S. Erasmo in the Lagoon of Venice

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-175

  Alberini, Anna ^a,b   Rosato, Paolo ^b,c   Longo, Alberto ^d   Zanatta, Valentina ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^e POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; LAGOON; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO; VENEZIA; VENICE LAGOON; WORLD;

EID: 16444380326     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0964056042000338136     Document Type: Article

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