The need for 'convention' in environmental valuation

International Journal of Environment, Workplace and Employment

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 72-90

  Forgie, Vicky ^a  

^a New Zealand Centre for Ecological Economics   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Environmental valuation; GPI

Indexed keywords

EID: 48849117737     PISSN: 17418437     EISSN: 17418445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEWE.2007.017876     Document Type: Article

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