Economic valuation through cost-benefit analysis - Possibilities and limitations

Toxicology

Volumn 205, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-252

  Hansjürgens, Bernd ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Economic valuation; Inter generational fairness; Irreversibility

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, ECONOMIC; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 4644313041     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2004.06.054     Document Type: Conference Paper

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