Revision of the EU Bathing Water Directive: Economic costs and benefits

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 430-438

  Georgiou, Stavros ^a   Bateman, Ian J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bathing; Coastal waters; Cost benefit analysis; Economics; EU directive; Sewage

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MARINE POLLUTION; PUBLIC POLICY; WATER QUALITY;

BATHING WATER DIRECTIVES; BATHING WATERS; ECONOMIC COSTS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

BATHING WATER; COASTAL WATER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; MARINE POLLUTION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

COASTAL WATERS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SEWAGE TREATMENT; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 17044385349     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.11.036     Document Type: Article

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