Willingness to pay and demand elasticities for two national parks: Empirical evidence from two surveys in Pakistan

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 293-305

  Khan, Himayatullah ^a  

^a Development Studies   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Demand elasticities; Environmental services; National parks; Pakistan; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ELASTICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; INCOME; NATIONAL PARK; PRICE DYNAMICS; SURVEY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 61449236291     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-007-9111-6     Document Type: Article

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