Estimation of willingness to pay for wastewater treatment

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 105-113

  Genius, M ^a   Manioudaki, M ^a   Mokas, E ^a   Pantagakis, E ^a   Tampakakis, D ^a   Tsagarakis, K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Double bounded dichotomous choice; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENTS; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING;

DISPROPORTIONATE COSTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

INVESTMENTS; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTINGENT VALUATION; COST; DECISION MAKING; GREECE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NORMAL HUMAN; RURAL AREA; SEASHORE; TOURISM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 31344481469     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2005.0055     Document Type: Conference Paper

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