Cost scenarios for coastal water pollution in a small island nation: A case study from the Cook Islands

Coastal Management

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 369-386

  Hajkowicz, Stefan ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Damage cost savings; Economics; Valuation; Watershed pollution

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMICS; PUBLIC POLICY; VALUE ENGINEERING; WATERSHEDS;

DAMAGE COST SAVINGS; VALUATION; WATERSHED POLLUTION;

MARINE POLLUTION;

COASTAL WATER; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; MARINE POLICY; MARINE POLLUTION;

COOK ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; RAROTONGA;

EID: 33748255731     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: 15210421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920750600860233     Document Type: Article

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