The influence of decision-making rules on individual preferences for ecological restoration: Evidence from an experimental survey

Ecological Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 8-9, 2009, Pages 2426-2431

  Ito, Nobuyuki ^a   Takeuchi, Kenji ^a   Kuriyama, Koichi ^b   Shoji, Yasushi ^c   Tsuge, Takahiro ^d   Mitani, Yohei ^b  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KONAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Decision making rules; Ecological restoration; Environmental valuation; Participatory approaches; Stated preference

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SURVEY; VALUATION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 65649138759     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.03.022     Document Type: Article

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