Valuation of in-stream water quality improvement via fuzzy contingent valuation method

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 158-171

  Chen, Ho Wen ^a   Chang, Ni Bin ^b   Shaw, Daigee ^c  

^a CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Frank H Dotterweich College of Engineering   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation method; Environmental economics; Fuzzy sets theory; Water quality management; Water resources management

Indexed keywords

FUZZY MATHEMATICS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STREAMWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 20344381175     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-004-0223-3     Document Type: Article

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