Using a choice experiment to estimate non-use values: The case of Cheimaditida wetland, Greece

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 125-133

  Birol, E ^a   Karousakis, K ^b   Koundouri, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice experiment; Conditional logit model; Interactions; Non use values; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONDITIONAL LOGIT MODEL;

WETLANDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WETLANDS;

POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABILITY; VALUATION; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EUROPE; EXPERIMENT; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; MARKET; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; POLICY; WETLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 31344450112     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2005.0057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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