Cost-benefit analysis of restoring buriganga river, Bangladesh

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 593-607

  Alam, Khorshed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FLOOD CONTROL; REPAIR; RESTORATION; RIVERS;

BANGLADESH; BENEFIT COST RATIOS; BENEFIT TRANSFER; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; FLOOD MANAGEMENT; MARKET DATA; PUBLIC-PRIVATE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; RIVER MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; BURIGANGA RIVER; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 48749104579     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900620802224486     Document Type: Article

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