Comparing fuzzy and probabilistic approaches to preference uncertainty in non-market valuation

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 471-489

  Sun, Lili ^a   Van Kooten, G Cornelis ^a  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

C Means clustering; Contingent valuation and preference uncertainty; Forest economics; Random utility maximization and fuzzy logic

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPUTER CIRCUITS; CONSERVATION; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; REFORESTATION; RESOURCE VALUATION; SURVEYS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

C-MEANS CLUSTERING; ENVIRONMENTAL AMENITIES; FOREST ECONOMICS; GOODNESS-OF-FIT MEASURE; PREFERENCE UNCERTAINTY; PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES; RANDOM UTILITY MAXIMIZATIONS; WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT;

FUZZY LOGIC;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; LANDOWNERSHIP; MODELING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; PROPERTY RIGHTS; PUBLIC GOODS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VALUATION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION; ECONOMICS; FORESTS; FUZZY LOGIC; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; RANDOM PROCESSES; REFORESTATION; SURVEYS;

CANADA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 61449241836     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-008-9219-7     Document Type: Article

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