Efficient management of eutrophic coastal zones in theory and practice: An application on nitrogen reduction to the Stockholm archipelago

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-35

  Gren, Ing Marie ^a   Scharin, Henrik ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Actual policies; Cost effective policies; Cost benefits; Eutrophication; Stockholm archipelago

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947282087     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-007-0023-7     Document Type: Article

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