Optimal land development with endogenous environmental amenities

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 232-248

  Wu, Jun Jie ^a   Irwin, Elena G ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic; Economic and ecological interactions; Natural amenities; Spatial land use pattern; Urbanization; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; POLLUTION TAX; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 38949119532     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2007.01057.x     Document Type: Article

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