Optimum management and environmental protection in the aquaculture industry

Ecological Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 849-857

  León Santana, Miguel ^a   Hernández, Juan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abatement cost; Contamination; Optimum size; Pigovian tax; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT COST; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH CULTURE; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION TAX; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 38149074754     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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