Assessing the value of information for water quality management in the North Sea

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1280-1288

  Bouma, J A ^a   van der Woerd, H J ^a   Kuik, O J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bayesian decision theory; Marine water quality; Satellite observation; Stakeholder consultation; Value of information; Water resource management

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; EUTROPHICATION; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STAKEHOLDER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACCURACY; ALGAL BLOOM; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAYES THEOREM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

ALGAE;

EID: 56249135546     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.07.016     Document Type: Article

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