Economic value of cedar relics in Lebanon: An application of contingent valuation method for conservation

Ecological Economics

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 315-322

  Sattout, E J ^a   Talhouk, S N ^b   Caligari, P D S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cedar; Contingent valuation method; Cultural value; Forest relics; Nature reserves

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ASIA; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33847266849     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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