Valuation of natural marine ecosystems: an economic perspective

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1040-1051

  Remoundou, Kyriaki ^a   Koundouri, Phoebe ^a   Kontogianni, Areti ^b   Nunes, Paulo A L D ^c   Skourtos, Michalis ^b  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^c CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coastal and marine ecosystems; Marine resources management; Mediterranean and Black Sea; Millennium Ecosystem Approach; Valuation studies

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL WATERS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARKETING; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 70350539305     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2009.06.006     Document Type: Review

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