Evaluating off-site environmental mitigation using choice modelling

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 381-399

  Kerr, Geoffrey N ^a   Sharp, Basil M H ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Choice modelling; Mitigation; Water management and policy

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; LOGIT ANALYSIS; MITIGATION; TRADE-OFF; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 56149123871     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2008.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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