Policy evaluation of natural resource injuries using habitat equivalency analysis

Ecological Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 421-433

  Roach, Brian ^a   Wade, William W ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Energy and Water Economics   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Habitat equivalency analysis (HEA); Natural resource damage assessment (NRDA); Natural resource injuries

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; MANAGEMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; POLICY APPROACH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646818643     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.07.019     Document Type: Article

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