An ex ante ecological economic assessment of the benefits arising from marine protected areas designation in the UK

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 828-838

  Hussain, S Salman ^a   Winrow Giffin, Alexandra ^b   Moran, Dominic ^a   Robinson, Leonie A ^b   Fofana, Abdulai ^a   Paramor, Odette A L ^b   Frid, Chris L J ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Areas valuation; Benefits transfer; Ecosystem services approach; Marine protected areas

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; MARINE PARK; MARINE POLICY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 74549217903     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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