Modeling the costs and benefits of dam construction from a multidisciplinary perspective

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages

  Brown, Philip H ^a   Tullos, Desiree ^b   Tilt, Bryan ^b   Magee, Darrin ^c   Wolf, Aaron T ^b  

^a Health Services and Department of Biology   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

Author keywords

Dam construction; Dam removal; Program evaluation

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAM CONSTRUCTION; DAM REMOVAL; MODELING; MULTIOBJECTIVE PROGRAMMING;

ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 67649528673     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.07.025     Document Type: Article

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