Estimating the opportunity costs of biodiversity protection in the Brigalow Belt, New South Wales

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 351-362

  Sinden, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity protection; Land values; Native vegetation conservation; New South Wales; Opportunity cost; Unpriced values

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; NATIVE SPECIES;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; GOVERNMENT; GRASSLAND; INCOME; LAW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STIMULATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 1842556266     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2003.12.013     Document Type: Article

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