Sources of uncertainty in economic analysis of the Water Framework Directive

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 161-166

  Myšiak, Jaroslav ^a,b   Sigel, Katja ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI   (Italy)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Economic analysis of water uses; Uncertainty; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION THEORY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RIVERS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; RIVER BASINS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE (WFD); WATER USES;

WATER RESOURCES;

DECISION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EUROPEAN UNION; HYDROLOGY; INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RIVER BASIN; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 28244484333     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0164     Document Type: Article

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