Influence of user characteristics on valuation of ecosystem services in Doñana Natural Protected Area (south-west Spain)

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 215-224

  Martín López, Berta ^a   Montes, Carlos ^a   Benayas, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Ecosystem services; Environmental behaviour; Geographic distance; Local knowledge

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PARKS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTANCE; LOCAL KNOWLEDGE;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; POLICY MAKING; PROTECTED AREA; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIODIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; KNOWLEDGE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPAIN;

ANDALUCIA; DONANA NATIONAL PARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 36749096250     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892907004067     Document Type: Article

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