Applying choice experiments to valuing the different types of environmental issues in Japan

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 362-376

  Nakatani, Jun ^a   Aramaki, Toshiya ^a   Hanaki, Keisuke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Choice experiment; Lexicographic choices; Moral satisfaction; Scope sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; QUALITY CONTROL;

% REDUCTIONS; CHOICE EXPERIMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; LEXICOGRAPHIC CHOICE; MORAL SATISFACTION; MORTALITY RISK; SCOPE SENSITIVITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS; URBAN RIVER;

WATER QUALITY;

RIVER WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; EXPERIMENT; MORTALITY RISK; RIVER WATER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HAWK; HUMAN; JAPAN; MORALITY; MORTALITY; RISK REDUCTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 34247465472     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.03.025     Document Type: Article

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