Measuring the economic benefits of Saginaw Bay coastal marsh with revealed and stated preference methods

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 430-437

  Whitehead, John C ^a   Groothuis, Peter A ^a   Southwick, Rob ^b   Foster Turley, Pat ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Southwick Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal marsh; Contingent valuation method; Economic benefits; Travel cost method

Indexed keywords

COASTAL MARSH; CONTINGENT VALUATION METHOD; CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODS; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; EMPIRICAL RESULTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; GENERAL POPULATION; LICENSE-HOLDERS; MICHIGAN; PRESENT VALUE; REVEALED PREFERENCE; STATED PREFERENCE METHOD; STATED PREFERENCES; TOTAL VALUES; TRAVEL COST METHOD; TRAVEL COSTS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

COSTS; ECONOMICS; SITE SELECTION; WETLANDS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONTINGENT VALUATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FISHING; HUNTING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT; SAMPLING BIAS; SITE SELECTION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; SAGINAW BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69249218870     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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