The economic value of improved environmental health in victorian rivers

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 138-148

  Bennett, J ^a   Dumsday, R ^b   Howell, G ^c   Lloyd, C ^d   Sturgess, N ^e   Van Raalte, L ^e  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DCA Economics   (Australia)

^c Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e URS Australia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Choice modelling; Environmental economics; Healthy rivers; River management

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; RIVER MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY; VICTORIA RIVER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 54349093356     PISSN: 14486563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2008.9725196     Document Type: Article

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