Decision modelling for environmental protection: The contingent valuation method applied to greenhouse waste management

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 469-477

  Parra, Salvador ^a   Aguilar, Fernando J ^b   Calatrava, Javier ^c  

^a Department of Agriculture   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^c IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; DISEASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LAND FILL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MODELING; GREENHOUSE WASTE MANAGEMENT; RIVERBED BLOCKAGE;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 40249098586     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2007.11.016     Document Type: Article

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