Environmental amenities, private property, and public policy

Natural Resources Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 426-444

  Eagle, Steven J ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMENITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; PRIVATE LAND; PROPERTY RIGHTS;

EID: 7544221266     PISSN: 00280739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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