Air quality improvement estimation and assessment using contingent valuation method, a case study in Beijing

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 153-168

  Wang, X J ^a   Zhang, W ^a   Li, Y ^a   Yang, K Z ^a   Bai, M ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air quality; Contingent valuation method; Environmental valuation; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUATION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTIMATION; MARKETING; URBAN PLANNING;

AIR QUALITY;

AIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLLUTION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTINGENT VALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARKETING; PERCEPTION; POLICY; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

AIR; AIR POLLUTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

ASIA; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33747483716     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-9054-z     Document Type: Article

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