Valuing environmental impacts of large dam construction in Korea: An application of choice experiments

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 28, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 256-266

  Han, Sang Yong ^a   Kwak, Seung Jun ^b   Yoo, Seung Hoon ^c  

^a Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Hoseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Choice experiment approach; Dam construction; Environmental impacts; Multinomial logit model; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUBLIC POLICY;

CHOICE EXPERIMENT APPROACHES; DAM CONSTRUCTION; LARGE DAM CONSTRUCTION; MULTINOMIAL LOGIT MODELS;

DAMS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MITIGATION; MODELING; TRADE-OFF; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 41949140817     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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