Air quality assessment by contingent valuation in Ji'nan, China

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1022-1029

  Wang, Yan ^a   Zhang, Yi Sheng ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air quality; Contingent valuation method; Ji'nan; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT; CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODS; CONTINGENT VALUATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DETERIORATION; FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEW; JI'NAN; PROBIT MODELS; SAMPLING METHOD; STRATIFIED SAMPLING; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

AIR QUALITY;

AIR QUALITY; CONTINGENT VALUATION; ECONOMETRICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTINGENT VALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JINAN [SHANDONG]; SHANDONG;

EID: 56349133091     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.03.011     Document Type: Article

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