Valuing nature-conservation interests on agricultural floodplains

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 289-296

  Rouquette, J R ^a   Posthumus, H ^b   Gowing, D J G ^a   Tucker, G ^c   Dawson, Q L ^b   Hess, T M ^b   Morris, J ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute for European Environmental Policy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity valuation; Ecosystem services; Environmental Impact Assessment; Floodplains; Habitat conservation; Land use; Rural Economy and Land Use programme

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONTINGENT VALUATION; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LAND USE PLANNING; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; RURAL ECONOMY; STAKEHOLDER;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 61449215263     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01627.x     Document Type: Article

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