Valuing river characteristics using combined site choice and participation travel cost models

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 237-247

  Johnstone, C ^a   Markandya, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angling; River quality; RUM; Valuation

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); RIVER POLLUTION;

ANGLING; COST MODELS; ECONOMIC VALUES; PREDICTION MODELLING; QUALITY INDICATORS; RIVER QUALITY; RUM; TRAVEL COSTS; VALUATION; WELFARE MEASURES;

RIVERS;

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; RIVER WATER;

ANGLING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER WATER; VALUATION; WATER QUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FISHING; FLOW RATE; HABITAT QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NUTRIENT; PREDICTION; RECREATION; RIVER; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 33745268907     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.08.027     Document Type: Article

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